Dia dos.

I WAS FINALLY WARM!!! I slept very well last night and was comfortably toasty when I woke up. Then I successfully (mas o menos) found my way to school with my map and after consulting 3 passers-by. In the morning we have two hours of grammar (just Paul and I in this class) and then a break with cafe con leche y tostados con queso y tomates y a veces jamon, and then Caroline joins us for two hours of conversational spanish in the afternoon. In the first hour Victor led us through a discussion where we described things that were happening in a comic strip. The comic is about a man named "Candido", it's pretty funny.  Then in the second hour, Miguel taught us about shoe shopping (apparently there are more Zapaterias in Granada than any other kind of store. Oh the test of will power.) We got to take turns acting out the vendor and the shopper and asking all sorts of questions and such. Apparently the biggest sales of the year are in January (another test of will, especially since I am without all of my clothes and shoes for the 3rd day in a row). I did buy one cheap shirt, but it was out of necessity. Anyway, I feel very good about my progress in class and very confident attempting to speak Spanish to strangers. Caroline and I both were tired today but didn't feel as bad as we really should have after mixing wine, beer, and a few shots. I still plan on taking a nap when I get home though. 

Oh also in the first class this morning I asked what the word "freir" meant (to fry, as in food) and we ended up talking about what foods people fry in different countries and I think I disgusted and confused Paul and Miguel trying to explain the State Fair of Texas. haha, their faces were priceless. 

SABES QUE.....

Did you know that William Shakespeare and Migel Cervantes died on the same day? Also the word for "bottom/butt/rear" is "trasero" or "culo".