So,
As you may have guessed, it was really nice to see my mom last week. It was a little weird to see someone from Yarmouth here in Jerez but, it was cool to show her where I'd been living for the past six months and introduce her to all my friends. I was also able to go to Madrid which was definitely an interesting experience. It's true what they say, Madrid is just like New York, but with smaller buildings. The crowds were the same, the huge stores, the lit up billboards. It actually made me a little homesick for some reason but luckily I'm past that now. There really isn't any reason to be homesick anymore considering I have less than four months left before I go home for good.
I started my flamenco dance class on Monday which was definitely an interesting experience. I obviously am nowhere near ready for Feria but, I did learn a few steps which was pretty cool. It really is a beautiful dance and I'm excited to continue trying to learn it in the weeks to come. Despite all my previous complaints revolving around dancing, I am actually enjoying these classes. I'm going to look for Feria dresses soon with my host family and friends from school. They're all very excited about helping me pick out a dress. Today in school, the girls in my class had an argument about which color/style would look best on me. We never actually finished the debate but I'm leaving the choice up to them considering I know absolutely nothing about flamenco dresses and which kinds do/don't look good on a person.
I'm pretty sure Spain skipped spring. Two weeks ago, I was writing my blog post shivering in my room wearing two shirts and a sweatshirt with three blankets. Today, I'm sitting here in a t-shirt and shorts with a sunburn. This is apparently what the people of Jerez call Spring but considering the temperature feels about the same as Yarmouth in mid-July, I don't even want to know what Summer is going to be like. I most likely will come back to Yarmouth permanently sunburned......if that's even possible....
Semana Santa (Holy Week) begins in a couple of weeks and people are already excited. They've been setting up for the parade and festivities for about a week now and as I said, we still have two weeks left to get ready for everything. I think the main reason people are so excited is because we get the entire week off for vacation but still, it seems a little early to already start preparing. I won't go into too much detail now about what it's about but as it starts to get closer to Semana Santa I'll try and write more about it.
So apparently my grades for the second trimester are coming out soon which I'm already nervous for. I really have worked hard this trimester but I'm pretty sure my grades are worse than last trimester. This is because my teachers are really starting to treat me like part of the class and not give me any special attention. There are still teachers like my Literature and History teacher who really try to help me understand what's going on, but there are others, like my math teacher (who I swear sighs whenever I walk in the classroom) that just are no help whatsoever. This week, and next week, are exam weeks which are seriously the worst weeks ever. This week I had two math exams and on Friday I have a History and Philosophy exam. Next week, I have Economy on Monday, French and Science on Tuesday, English and Literature on Wednesday, another History exam on Thursday, and English on Friday.
Que miedooo.
Anyways,
I actually can't write anymore because my brain is starting to hurt just thinking about these next couple of weeks.
Good thing I can do some of this studying on the beach this weekend. ;)
Hasta Luego
-Libby
