Yesterday, I officially finished my intensive Spanish course! This included two hours of grammar and two hours of conversation everyday for the month of September. I loved both my professors (Nuria and Mariaje) and classes where actually a lot fun. We often chatted about anything at all, just to get us speaking. As I mentioned before, Spain loves weddings and in one of my conversation classes we spent the whole two hours talking about "bodas" (weddings). Yesterday, we even received diplomas from Acalingua and had a small ceremony to honor all of us. We have a few days off and start up classes again on October 5th. We will be taking a writing course, more grammar and conversation and a history/culture course, on top of culture course with Maria Jose (our director)! In the mean time, seven of my friends and I are heading to Munich, Germany tomorrow for Oktoberfest! We will be there until Sunday and I think we are in for quite an adventure (I will be sure to report when I get back!)
Yesterday, was also "una huelga general" (a general strike) in Spain. I barely noticed a difference here in Alcalá but after seeing Madrid and Barcelona on the news, I realized how important this day was. There have been less than 10 general strikes in Spain's history and basically everyone protested yesterday. In Alcalá the buses, taxis, and trains ran on a less frequent basis, but in the cities there were riots and most everything was closed (including major cancellations and delays at airports). The Spanish government definitely had their hands full! Many of you probably know even more details than me, since I heard it was on American news, and the news here is a bit more difficult for me to understand. That's all I have to report for now, it was a pretty routine week and I am now just enjoying having some free time!
I can't believe how fast this adventure is flying by (less than 3 months left!) Muchos Besos!
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