So I was feeling a little down earlier… It’s still weird being in someone else’s house trying to speak a language that I’m not as comfortable with and adjust to customs and a lifestyle that (for lack of a better word) I’m not accustomed to. But the evening got much better. Laura and I ended up having a very nice dinner together of tortilla, salad, and a dessert of cheese and fruit (a dish here called beso) We talked a lot about Spanish history, and how Madrid itself is changing as well as food and we also talked about the language barrier. I expressed how I was feeling regarding my relatively limited vocabulary and the trouble that I was having at times understanding certain aspects of the local dialect and she countered with stories of when she first began to learn English and traveled to London (Jim and tonic anyone?) So all in all the evening turned out to be a lot better than I thought, I finished my Katie Couric book, took a nice siesta and had a nice, reassuring dinner… Anywho, I’m off to bed… Gotta be fresh for class tomorrow (I’m still a student? Oh yeah, I forgoted…)
Byeee
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hi! i hope your time gets less awkward and more amazing--my time is still in that transition too. i start rehearsals tomorrow, so hopefully i'll start getting to know people and have some friends...anyway, i love you.
-kate davis
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