Whats more Spanish than watching fútbol?

Hey all,

So the second day of classes were much better than the first. I still haven't had my Art of Spain class but I am not super worried about that one. I have homework for Jamie's class but I still haven't done that. Maybe I should get on that before bed. Today I went to everyone favorite hideout during breaks it is a cafe called "verde perro" the "green dog".

They have free wifi so everyone just gets something to drink and uses their wifi. My one and only complaint comes not only for the verde perro but for every bar, cafe, club and restaurant in this country. Please stop smoking! I come back and smell like smoke, my hair smells like it. I hate it. My host mom told me it bothered her daughter when she was younger that she would just hang it all on the line outside after she got home. I am about to wash everything and hang it outside, so gross. I am so glad none of my friends in the states or here are smokers!

A funny note on my literature class. I am taking two and I had one this past semester. I am reading the same author right now as I started with in my previous class. Jamie gave us copies of the modern Spanish version because he told us it would be impossible for us to read in the original 12 century version. That previous professor, yeah she looked at us with 5 heads when we said we didn't understand the accent Spanish. I think I am okay with literature in this country!

I had to go out today and buy notebooks for my classes, and I found out the graph paper is meant for adults and the lined paper is meant for the kids. Oh well I am a kid at heart I guess because I like my lined paper!

Random thought before I forget to share: I learned in Madrid in the Prado that the royals children, the princes and princesses all had a hired "friend" to keep the child company. Their hired "friend and companion" was always a little person. They told us it had nothing to do with the disrespect of little people but rather that it was an adult that made the child feel like they were just like them because they were little. It normally turned into a trusted person that the prince or princess kept near to them in the court for all of their lives.

That is all for now as this game is tied at 1-1
Goal: To see a futbol game in Spain!

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