First day of classes!

Today was our first day of classes. It went so much better than I thought it would! I was able to understand everything the professors said, and with hard work, I should be able to do pretty well. My first class is "Cuentos Españoles," or Spanish short stories. Right after that I have "Historia de España" (Spanish history), followed immediately by "Arte Española" (Spanish art history) and "Gramatica Avanzada" (Advanced Grammar). I'm done at 12:35. My hardest class will be Spanish history I think, and the rest don't seem too bad. For my art history class we get to go on "excursions" around Spain to look at art. I'm so excited! I have lots of homework and reading to do, but it won't be bad. I'm also taking a service class, in which I will volunteer one night a week to go talk with the homeless. I'm super excited about this, because I LOVE working with people and I feel as though my calling in life is headed in that direction. This program works with the University of Seville, so I'll be able to meet other college aged students and work with them. I have lecture for that class every other week and get some credit for it too, so that's icing on the cake. Ok, can I just say that I don't understand why the rest of the world doesn't take siestas? Every day when it comes time to eat lunch and take a nap, I can't help but smile and say, "I love Spain!" (ask Nicole, haha). I have so much more energy. I feel so healthy here, because I get a lot of rest, eat VERY well (fish a few times a week, NO junk food, and lots of fruits, grains, and vegetables) and exercise a lot (I walk a few miles daily to get to school and around). It's going to be hard going back to eating cafeteria food and going, going, going all the time, so I'm going to enjoy Spain while it lasts. :)