Sunday:
This was the
first day that Bailey and I got to sleep in and didn't have to wake
up for anything. We slept until about 11:00. We had something
different for breakfast today: leche frita, or fried milk. It tasted
all right but had a weird texture. We then went to the Museum of
Valladolid. It's free on Sundays and it was really interesting. It
had a bunch of artifacts that had been excavated in this area of
Spain, like pots, tools, and weapons from as early as the 5th
century B.C. The most interesting, to me, were the Roman artifacts
like mosaics, sculptures, and coins. There were two floors and we
only saw one before we had to go home for lunch, but we might go back
next Sunday.
Lunch: Mussels
and empanadillas. Also, I was peeling my peach (which I normally
don't do in the U.S., but it actually seems like a good idea here
because they seem to have an extra layer of fuzz) when it slipped out
of my hand, rolled across the table, and onto the floor. Mercedes
acted like nothing out of the ordinary happened, picked it up, wiped
it off with my napkin, and handed it back to me :)
This was the
first day we've stayed inside all day until supper. I finished
reading the Hunger Games series and did some homework.
Supper:
Tortillas de atún (tuna), tortillas de patata, pollo, salad, and
another peach
We went to the
school plaza right after supper and Skyped our families. I talked to
my parents, grandparents, sister, and nephew all at once :) Next was
basketball at the beach for a half hour then back home to bed.
Monday:
Four of the
students from Texas are no longer in our class because they were only
with us for three weeks. However, we now have a new student with us.
She's from France, and her name is Clemence. I think she's making us
look bad because she's only sixteen and speaks French, English, and
Spanish (and maybe more, I don't know) but it's really great to have
someone from a different culture join us.
Lunch: Chicken
and rice, a peach
Today Bailey,
Alex, Zou, and I went to see The Dark Knight Rises because the
theaters are cheaper on Mondays. Here they pronounce Batman
“Baht-mahn” and Spiderman “Spee-dair-mahn.” It was strange
seeing the actors mouthing English words but hearing Spanish, but for
the most part we understood what was going on. It was pretty good,
and I'm excited to see it in English when I get back to the U.S. because it'll be like seeing it for the first time. There's
probably a lot I didn't catch. Since the movie was almost three
hours long it took up our whole afternoon.
Supper: Pork
chops, french fries, salad, watermelon
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