Thursdays are my long days and while today seemed to last for forever, it's crazy that March is a little over a week away already.
I had class from 9:00-1:00, which consisted of being completely lost in my Marketing class (along with everyone else), as my professor assigned us a group presentation for Tuesday with very little explanation of what to present. In wine class, I learned about different types of grapes, wine bottles, and wine glasses. I also had to pee soooo badly about halfway through the class, and watching videos of wine being poured did not help the situation.
After class, I went to the study center to print my tickets for this weekend. I'm going to Granada and Ronda, two cities in Spain, that I'll describe in more detail when I blog after my trip this weekend!
I volunteered again today at the same institute as last week and successfully navigated the bus system today, by myself, with a little help from the bus driver and random passengers. When I got on the bus, I asked the bus driver which stop I should get off at for the institute, she got out of her seat and asked all of the passengers on the bus if any of them knew what school I was talking about. Luckily, one lady was going to the same area as I was so she helped me out big time, as I definitely would have gotten off at the wrong stop if she didn't stop me!
Today at school, I had some interesting experiences. I tried helping a girl with her math homework, which was factoring, and then I remembered how glad I am that I'm done with math. I could barely help her. A bunch of the 9th graders had a english test to study for so I helped them learn future tense, they were really struggling. The girls were really sweet and actually wanted to learn, I was trying to teach them how to speak english with an American accent and it was hilarious. We were joking around and they said they want to come back in my suitcase because they want to see Chicago. I loved helping them and it seriously makes me go back to thinking about being a teacher.
Then a 12 year old yells "Fuck You," flips me off and I change my mind because don't think I could deal with that for a career. Why did he swear at me? I'm not really sure. Maybe because I told him not to copy his friends homework? So, I said, "Excuse me??" (in spanish!) and he then proceeded to write it on a piece of paper in front of me. Spelled just like this "FOKIU!" Oh my goodness I had just about had it with this kid. Then he left. I don't really understand this study hall room or how it's supervised because there were teachers in there that watched this whole situation play out...
I made it back to Nervion safely and in time to get a cup of coffee before class, but of course I spilled the coffee all over my pants and backpack after only a few sips. So, I got to sit through 90 minutes of las finanzas (which is basically accounting...) with wet jeans. So great.
The good news is after this very long day I cam home to a wonderful meal! I basically ate an entire tortilla espanola, a whole bunch of pasta and some chicken croquetas. So delicious. I am now attempting to pack for my weekend trip! Not sure if I'll have wi-fi at our hostel, so I'll most likely blog on Sunday with a recap of the weekend's adventures!
Sending Smiles From Sevilla,
Rebecca
Yes, that really happened.
Feasted.
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