Day 2

Today Nicole and I went to orientation. Breakfast was delicious...a toasted baguette sort of bread, jam, and amazing European coffee (even Dutch Bros. can't compare!). I already love the food here so much. Everything here is so rich...the culture, history, food, I love it all. At orientation we met our school (faculty and other students), and got cell phones, and learned about a bunch of the opportunities we will have. I'm going to take Flamenco classes...I figure they're worth the money. Also I learned about some awesome service opportunites, and I would really like to do one working with the homeless. We were also informed of some of the different ways to get around Europe, and trips our school will be taking. I'm so excited to go to Toledo, Spanish soccer games, and more. Oh, and we all had to sign a contract saying we will speak ONLY Spanish at school, even between classes and around English speakers...this really is total immersion. Another thing I love about Spain is the siesta. Everything shuts down in the afternoon for a rest. Even school. My Señora is so funny...today she was teaching us about all the different parts of a house, mainly the little words we don't learn in spanish classes. Like how to say "bread-holder" and the different ways to say bathroom (it's not always el baño) :). And every time the phone rings, she says it's the white house calling....Obama....to talk to her. That's it for now...tonight we're going on a tour of the city, so that should be fun.