Laundry has finally been done after almost 2 weeks, thank the good Lord. Janie and I have been basically living out of our suitcases in the mean time, which has been...interesting.
Bess the Mess (bessiedrew.blogspot.com) was anything but, last night at her 21st celebration at the local discoteca "Buddha" otherwise known as "Kudeta" (buddha in espanol), rockin in her brand-new black romper and her high-stylin wedges (which are the Spanish equivalent of Rainbow flip flops here in terms of sheer volume of wearers). HAD A BLASTY and it was still very classy.
Got my first quiz grade back yesterday - 70...oops. Good thing I only have to pass these classes for credit, right? And to be fair, our teacher is extremely picky about everything on the first quiz so had it been multiple choice and not essay, probs would have made a 100.
Just saying.
Classes are going well, otherwise, though! International Marketing is really interesting, and then Spanish is just fun because our teacher rawks. She's 28 and just got married 3ish months ago and is the epitome of a Spanish foxy lady. On the corner of sweet and sassy, she's such a hoot, but very good at her job. Everything we've done in class so far has been review, but I've learned things I've never been taught before - que guay! (how cool) A frustrating side note, though: since we're in Spain, Mexican spanish doesn't cut it here. IE a lot of everyday verbs in mexican spanish are not used here, or mean something different...so that can be a struggle sometimes. And I get a headache in that class everyday because I'm apparently really sensitive to harsh light (any of my roommates can attest to that, I hate having the overhead light on...weird? maybe.) because our classroom has no windows, and therefore no natural light. I can stick it out, though.
In 2.5 hours, Janie and I will be boarding a bus to Lagos, Portugal with other people in our program - que divertido! Beaches, sailboats, sunsets, a nice hotel...for the WHOLE weekend, can you say cuh-ching? Speaking of, I really need to start packing. Adios!
Until I'm Tan (which might be soon, looking at this picture),
Julia
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