Primero día de las clases

Lunes – 18 de Junio.

Día 4. “Primero día de las clases”

First Day of Classes!

                Today was our first day in classes at the Universidad Internacional. Waking up at 6:30 was definitely not Kenzie and I’s idea of fun after waiting up till past midnight to see who our new house mate would be.. We got to meet Nihal, he is a student here from New Jersey and is the same age as us, and will be coming along with our group to most of the activities.

Back to the first day of school, it was amazing! School here is nothing like school at home and an hour passes before you even know it. We have classes of only 5 people and we learned so much vocabulary today I thought my mind was going to explode. The class is fun though there is never really a dull moment and my teacher, Lorena, loves to hear all about our lives and homes back in Minnesota. Our second class is definitely the best, after a half hour to “rest”, our afternoons are spent going on field trips, playing games, having conversations, and even cooking! Today was a game and conversation day. We played running games, memorization games, and even the name game. Then we split up for conversation and we just talked for an hour, to my surprise it was over so fast and we had talked about so many things. Spanish seems too easy here, and it’s a lot more fun to learn while learning about the culture and history as well.

Classes outside are fabulous!

                Tonight was a free night after school, and we played Phase 10 again with Mamá, studied some of our new vocab, and Mamá even got to talk to Mom back at home on Skype! :)  This time she didn’t whoop our butts because we actually knew what was going on. Again, we chose to watch a movie with our sisters- “Coyote Ugly” we have found that this really a great way to learn so many new words and phrases in Spanish. Also, as it rained all evening, I have decided that the thunder here is louder than at home.. Is that possible? :P

                Well.. Its late and I am running on little sleep.. Hasta Mañana!

Daily Spanish Lesson #5:

Primero- First

Games- Juegos

To rest- Descansar

“I am confused!”- İEstoy confundada! 

Outside- Aire Libre