Me duele la cabeza. There is a reason you learn this song so early in Spanish classes. My flights went well...both arrived early and left the seat next to me open: score! I tried to sleep on the way to Madrid, but it was so uncomfortable...a little, but not much. I watched Whip It on the plane...pretty good movie. ok.
When Courtney and I got here we waited for Camilia and we had a driver who spoke only Spanish, but for basic purposes everything was smooth. Spain looks different than I thought, maybe not, but kinda...make sense? There are a lot more mountains. Lots of hills and valleys and cities built on mountain sides and the trees are all crazy! As we got closer to Avila, we were so high that we were looking down on clouds and fog in the valleys...pretty weird.
Got settled, my room door likes to jerk me around and it never locks or unlocks within the first 8 turns of the key. Character? I have my own bathroom! Exciting...and a nice sized closet, not that I brought enough clothes to fill it.
We went for lunch at 2:00...dining is pretty interesting. The comedor has a long table and you sit in the next available chair as you enter so you sit next to random people all the time. At lunch I got a list of ingredients from a man training with the police academy for the custard-like desert we were given (flour, sugar, vanilla, milk) haha. it was delicious. They serve you in courses: soup, salad, meat, desert, and there is water, wine, and some sort of soda gaseonera? You can have your choice.
After lunch we took our siesta...MUCH needed! I just passed out until Camilia and Courtney got me at 4:30 and we wondered around Avila and looked around the walled city. Love the city planning. They have both been to Europe before so maybe it was weird that I was obsessing over the narrow roads and the buildings and the sidewalks, etc...at the top of the hill there are the walls and a GREAT view of the landscape below...mountains, fields, cityscape...very cool. We then returned for a little orientation and then we had a little time for leisure before dinner.
Dinner was more soup...I have no idea what was in it, but it was tasty, and a potato-kiesch type thing. I had the wine and soda mix drink for dinner...delicious. We sat by a guy from Madrid who was working in Avila who gave us some tips on what we need to see when we visit...maybe this weekend? Tomorrow is our last day of orientation and then we don't start classes until Monday. Need to go shopping. Need to get a phone.
So much Spanish though. We decided to speak to each other in only Spanish and all the people at the residencia speak only Spanish. Falling into it ok I think? I am understanding people...four months and I think it will be good. We shall see...
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