Back to School

Reality has hit! I've gone to all my new classes now and I think I'll enjoy them. There are always more that I want to take, but you have to decide! I have five classes this semester instead of four so it will be a challenge. This is what a typical week will look like for me this semester:

Monday- go running, class on "The Subjunctive" 11-12:20, class on "Don Quijote" 12:30-1:50, lunch at home, study, intercambio and dinner (practice Spanish and English w/ Ana) 8-10

Tuesday- class on "Teaching a Foreign Language" 9:30-10:50, class on "El Camino de Santiago" 11-12:20, study and lunch in or near school, class on "Teaching Literature" 5:30-6:50, tutor my English student 7:30-9, dinner at home

Wednesday- just like Monday except I will tutor from 5:30-7 instead of having my intercambio

Thursday- just like Tuesday but no class at 9:30 and no tutoring

Friday- go to the high school where I was teaching one class a week last semester and teach English the whole day (This is my "internship" that goes with the "Teaching a Foreign Language" class), intercambio with Rocío 6-8, dinner, go out with friends??

Saturday-if I'm not traveling... go running, catch up on homework and sleep, Bible Study 7-9, go out with friends??

Sunday- if I'm not traveling... church 12-1:30, find a bocadillo (sandwich) somewhere, catch up on homework and sleep, dinner at home

It will be busy! I am thinking about joining a tennis league or class, but I'm a little worried that I won't have enough time!

Some highlights from my classes:

I'm most excited about the fact that we are going to publish a book in my teaching class. We already have a publishing contract and each one of us is going to contribute a chapter! It will be distributed to English teachers here in Madrid.

El Camino de Santiago is a path starting in France that runs through Northern Spain from East to West. It's a pilgrimage that people have been making since the 11th and 12th centuries. So, for that class we will be backpacking and doing part of that pilgrimage.

I am going to read Don Quijote. Yeah, it's huge.

So, that's my life for the next few months. I am also going to have lots of visitors including my Aunt Marty in a couple weeks, my parents over Spring Break, my brothers (if they ever buy tix!) in May, and my students from HC in June! Woo hoo!

Last night Sarah (my "Greek friend") and I saw "El laberinto de Fauno" ("The Labyrinth of Fauno"). It was pretty a pretty interesting movie that takes place just after the Spanish Civil War. Those of you who know me well will be surprised to hear that I actually liked it even though it does have some characters that are part human and part not. :) I'm expanding my horizons.

Well, I've tried to post more pics, but the camera still isn't working too well. I'm going to go see if they can fix it today. Hopefully I can show you Greece soon!