My last “official” day of school is over!!!

This afternoon it’s 68 and partly cloudy, although it says there’s a thunderstorm as I write this. Maybe it’s confused. Twice last night it poured and stormed; once about seven (which produced some small hail) and again at three in the morning. I had my window open, as I usually do now that the weather is warmer, and I jolted awake when something smashed into the window (more hail, I assume). I thought something big had fallen and broken off my bookshelf, it was that loud! So I got up to see what had broken and about that time it finally registered that it was storming again! It rained SO much last night!

My being at school was a little on the pointless side today: I got to 6C at nine and María was like “We have an exam, so there’s nothing for you to do”. So I went into the Sala de Profes and hung out. Then I went to 2B and Fran was like “Today we’re reviewing a bunch of stuff (by taking notes, I assume, that’s what he’s done in the past) so there’s nothing you can do”.

I didn’t want to go sit in the Sala for another hour, so I went into Lourdes’ class (3A) and hung out with them while they practiced their dance for the festival. Then I had 3B and like half of the class was missing, so we played Hang Man the whole time. It’s interesting because they don’t know the English alphabet (which is kinda sad because second grade does, or most of the letters at least…since I taught it to Carlos a few months ago, every time I go in there he recites it for me!) So we played it with English words, but they guessed the letters in Spanish…

Last hour I was with 3A again and they worked on a worksheet. Then I went with the group to lunch; it was the last one of the year because this is the last Monday they have to go back from four to seven. We don’t have school tomorrow because it’s Castilla-La Mancha Day, so I get another break!

Xoxo,

Court

It’s quite a bit cooler today—73 and cloudy. It’s also rained a bit, too.

I didn’t meet with Carmen this morning. We talked last night and she said she had way too much to do with the year coming to a close—exams to grade and such—but she hopes we can meet next week.

Instead, I went to the bookstore and bought some markers and then I went next door and bought my favorite perfume, Amor Amor, since they don’t sell it in the US anymore, I’m gonna have to stock up next year!

I think I’m gonna go study some Spanish now…I’ve started listening to this podcast called Notes in Spanish and .taking notes for each episode. There’s three levels—beginner, intermediate and advanced—and I’m just about finished with the beginner. I’ve already learned a ton, even at that level!

Xoxo,

Court

It’s a bit on the warm side today—88 and cloudy!

My last official full week is over! I’m still planning on going in a little bit in June, but I can pretty much decide my own schedule, since I won’t get paid.

Because first and second year are in Madrid on a field trip, I didn’t have first or third hour. I have five-years B third hour, but Espe went with them, so we didn’t have class today.

I was supposed to have 6B second hour, but when I got there they were like “Oh, we have our class picture and then rehearsal (for the end of the year festival) after that. I didn’t have anything else to do, so I hung out and watched them.

So the only actual classes I had were the four-year-olds this afternoon. I had fun with them—I reviewed all their workbook characters with them (Ellie the elephant and all her friends). I spread out the characters and called the kiddos up and said something like “Put Duck, Max or Hippo inside the square, circle, or rectangle”. They’re so cute; they all wanted to have a turn and if I didn’t call on them, some pouted! Too bad that eagerness to participate will cease to exist in a few years…

I glad it’s the weekend! This heat’s been making me tired…

Xoxo,

Court

It’s 82 and 100% sunny today. I thought it was hotter than that as I was walking home, but I guess not!

I read 5B their last unit story of the year about how four dragons became the rivers of China. I asked them comprehension questions and then we watched the DVD of the story. We ended by correcting three book activities.

With the fourth years I started talking about Flag Day. I found a PowerPoint and they did a word search. We didn’t have time this week, so probably next I’ll talk about the Pledge of Allegiance and the Star Spangled Banner.

We started of 1A by having six little kiddos grab a food flashcard and then Espe and I tried to guess who had what. Afterwards, we listened to a story on CD, then we put the story cards in random order on the board and I read the story again and a student had to come up, choose the right card and put it in the correct spot.

I have class with Raúl at four and I’m super tired (more so than usual!)—for one reason or another I didn’t sleep well last night. I wish could take a nap, but that’ll have to wait.

Xoxo,

Court

Today it’s 81 and cloudless. It was a bit warm as I was walking home from school.

I spent the whole first hour with Ángela’s class. I think that was my last class, as we’re officially done next Monday. I plan on still coming in here and there after that, but not for the three-year-olds—we just don’t do a whole lot; I don’t think it’s worth it.

5A was quite the talkative bunch this morning! We went over several activities from their book and also corrected some and just about each time I asked someone a question, after they answered, the whole class would chat it up a bit. That went on until María José got mad enough to threaten to take away recess if they didn’t stop. After that they were quiet—for the most part.

We listened again to this song about picnic food in 1B. I was sort of dancing and trying to have a good time with it and they all laughed at me! Later we did this worksheet in which they had to count food items and then color in up to that number on the chart.

Pilar came to school today to visit! I saw her during recreo. She looks really good and she said the doctor has Ok’d her to get out and about and that she isn’t in too much danger of losing the baby anymore, thank goodness! She looks so cute with her little bump! And she said she’s planning on returning it September! I mean, María’s nice and everything, but I miss her!

With five-years A we worked more with prepositional phrases (I think that’s what they’re called!). Words/phrases like behind, in front of, next to, and on. We did this activity in pairs where one person would stand still and the other would move around as directed…well except for on, I guess.

6A always seems to be in trouble by the time I get there and are always copying pages. Maybe because that class consists of mainly talkative boys… I read them a brief excerpt from their books about children’s responsibilities around the world (i.e. making your bed, doing dishes, setting the table…) and that was it; the rest of the time they were copying.

For some reason I’m really tired today, so I’m totally taking a nap now!

Xoxo,

Court

Today it’s 79 and clear!

6C was first; I read them a page about the cycle our water goes through in order to drink it—that was a bit on the boring side. Then we corrected several pages of homework. One thing that I’ve noticed lately that kinda bugs me/I don’t understand/can’t tell the difference between is their pronunciation of the words “have” and “had”. They pronounce “have” normally, but “had” is pronounced like “hath” and most of the time I can’t tell the difference between the two; which probably wouldn’t be that big of a deal except they’re learning about the past and many times on their homework they have to choose whether the word should be in the past or present.

I asked 2B questions about what they wanted to be when they grow up. Fran then wanted to do a review of several things they’d learned, so I wrote questions on the board like “What’s your name? How old are you? What’s your favorite animal/color?” Then we went around the room and everyone had a chance to answer a question.

I was supposed to be done at eleven today, because third year was gone on a field trip, but I ended up staying until school got out. I ran into Rocío as I was getting ready to leave and she started talking about activities for Flag Day, so I sort of got roped into looking for activities and coloring letters to hang in the computer room.

I ran to the store on the way home. And I need to run to the bookstore to get a couple of markers, but I have to wait until five. At least that’ll give me an hour to read; I delve more into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo this weekend and now I’m really into it!

Xoxo,

Court

And all the paperwork has been filled out and submitted for renewal of my NIE! I was pretty easy—we went to Juan Ignacio’s office (the head guy for the Ciudad Real region), he gave us one page to fill out and then he took us down the hall to get it processed.

The bus left Socu at 6:45 (I got up at 4:45—WAY to early!). We arrived right at nine o’clock, went to the police station to pick up Will’s actual NIE card from before and got to Juan Ignacio’s by 9:45. We were out by 10:20 and walked to the train station from there.

 They’re supposed to be ready within a month, so I’m really hoping I can pick it up before I leave…and I’m pretty sure we have to go back pick it up—we did the first time and plus they didn’t say anything like “we’ll send it to you”. That’s ok though…when Arturo and I picked them up after the New Year, it took all of 15 seconds and were on the 9:50 train back.

Walking back from the train station I thought I wanted to take a nap, but now I don’t really feel like it. Who knows, maybe I’ll end up taking one later…I think I’m gonna read now though—I haven’t gotten very far in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Xoxo,

Court

Today it’s a bit chillier than was predicted…it’s 57 degrees and has been overcast all day—but I suppose the rain has something to do with that. Although, it didn’t start raining until about the time that school got out, of course! It’s stopped for the moment, but I’m sure it’ll pick up again sometime.

I’m not sure why, but today seemed to drag on forever, starting with 2A. We took a look at workbook page and asked the class what characters liked doing which activities. Then we played a “game” I which I described a picture and they had to guess which one it was. Later, I wrote the sentences on the board, for example “Nick likes swimming and playing cards.”

We played a game of BINGO in 6B and then we corrected several workbook pages. It took a really long time and was rather boring.

I’m drawing a complete blank on what we did in five-years B. I remember singing our HELLO welcome song and that Espe gave out stickers to some of the kids, but I don’t remember what for! Whatever it was, it must not have been to exciting…

The four-year-olds did the worksheet where they had to finishing tracing already half traced shapes to form different objects, like a flower, car and a house. Then it was coloring time, naturally! And this one little kiddo came up to me and was like “cinco y cinco son diez!” It was so cute! He was so proud of himself for knowing that…smart little guy!

I’ve got class with Raúl at four and then I need to go to the store after that. We have to go to Ciudad Real tomorrow to renew our NIEs for next year and I want to get some more apples and raisins or something to bring, since the bus leaves at 6:45 (which is way too early!) and we won’t get about until about three-ish tomorrow afternoon.

Xoxo,

Court

Well, it’s 68 degrees under cloudy skies. They say it’s gonna rain today, although it hasn’t yet—not that that means it won’t later on; it rained for about an hour or so last night and it wasn’t supposed to.

Today was pretty easy. 5B has an exam tomorrow and so I reviewed the chapter with them. I reread several pages from their books with them and afterwards I described the vocab words and had them try to guess which word it was.

With the fourth years, we continued talking about Memorial Day (well actually I explained a little more about the US Seal and they colored it while I looked for activities for Flag Day). Later we took a look at two more states: Maine and Louisiana.

We started a new unit in 1A—about picnics (mainly about food). They must not have been the mood today, because we didn’t get a whole lot accomplished—they keep talking, interrupting and getting up out of their seats. In the end we were able to go over the vocab and we listened to a song as well.

I was supposed to have class with Raúl today, but Paqui called a little while ago to ask if we could change it to tomorrow because he has an exam on Friday. So I have free now. What to do? Nap? Catch up on some Modern Family? Both?

Xoxo,

Court

As we get one day closer to finishing the school year, it’s a breezy 72 degrees. It started out completely overcast, but throughout the day the clouds have broken up and the sun is now shining a bit!

I started off the day with Julia’s three-year-olds. I was only gonna stay for half the time, but then when I asked her what time it was she said I might as well stay the whole hour; so I did. After the usual, we went over some animal flashcards—Julia said the Spanish and I the English.

5A started a new unit about animals also, including pandas, koalas, cheetahs, hippos, kangaroos and other a few other jungle animals I can’t remember. I showed them the flashcards and asked them questions about each, like what color, where they live, what they eat… Then I went around and asked each what their favorite animal was.

I read five-years A a story. It was about Max, Poppy and Mouse, who spent the day on a farm. Mouse decides to go for a walk on his own and they warn him about the cat that’s out and about. Well, he runs into a sheep, cow, pig and finally the cat, which in the end was actually afraid of Mouse.

We didn’t really have class in 6A. I got there and the door wouldn’t open, although María and the class were inside. I know they’ve had problems with it sticking in the past (I don’t know if it’s because it’s old or what) but it’s never stuck for so long before. Pepe, the groundskeeper, the principal and another teacher worked on it for a good twenty minutes before they got it open. María already had them copying some text from their books, so I didn’t do a whole lot…well nothing, actually.

And now it’s naptime, so PEACE OUT!

Xoxo,

Court

Note: The blogger website was down (on my computer, at least) Friday, the 13^th, (is that a sign???) to today, Monday, the 16^th, so I wasn’t able to post until now. The problem magically fixed itself…I still don’t know what was wrong.

Today it’s 68 and breezy. It started out gray and overcast this morning; I thought it was going to rain. But over the course of the morning, the sun came out and now I’d say it’s 50-50 clouds and sun.

It was a regular day—nothing too exciting happened. I started it out buy reading 6C the story I read 6B on Thursday. It took forever because after I read each line María had them translate it into Spanish, so it was really slow going.

Fran put some flashcards on the board in 2B (including sports and numbers 11-20. I then asked each student what color a certain number was. Then I asked them questions about pictures on a workbook page and afterwards, they drew their favorite sport.

3B had an exam. I don’t think exams mean the same thing to them though—to me they mean working diligently without talking, to them (that class, at least) they mean chatting it up and sharing answers.

And, I don’t know why, but for the past several days, I haven’t been able to pull up blogger on my computer (so obviously you won’t be reading this until it works again). I’m not sure what the deal is—Will just tried it on his computer and he got it just fine, so what the heck…this only started to be a problem on like Thursday or Friday. GRRR!!!

And the problem has been fixed!

Xoxo,

Court

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad…29 years, wow, that’s a lot!

Today it’s mostly sunny and 73 degrees, not bad!

Yesterday I went with Pilar and her family out to the countryside. We left here at 12:30ish and didn’t get back until midnight! It was fun though, because I was able to meet like every member of her family—she has a ton of cousins—and many of her friends, too!

We eat roasted bits of lamb of lunch, I think about three o’clock. It was really good, except I burned my fingers trying to get a huge hunk off of my fork! We went and met up with some of her friends at about six. They had found this little niche among the trees and set up away from everyone else. That was super fun, except it started to storm at like eight and so we sat in someone’s car for like an hour!

They dropped us back off at Pilar’s family’s tent around 9:30 and we had more lamb—this time ribs—for dinner. I was super tired and cold (because we got rained on a little bit before we decided to head for the cars). It was so hot during the day, but after the sun when down, it was sure chilly!  We packed up and got back here right about midnight.

Today has been “un día de relax” and I haven’t even been outside! I think I’m gonna keep it that way, as I don’t really feel like going anywhere!

Xoxo,

Court

Friday, May 13, 2011

It’s 73 and partly cloudy at the moment. It’s supposed to be partly cloudy the whole day, but sometime between the time I got up this morning and when I left for Carmen’s, it rained a bit, as the streets were a bit wet. I’m not sure if it’ll rain this afternoon/evening; Carmen seemed to think it might though…

We had our normal chat and espresso this morning, except we spoke Spanish instead of English. A few weeks back I had told her I needed to practice my Spanish a bit more, not that I meant for us to speak it; I was talking more in a general sense. Since then, we’ve been speaking more a lot more Spanish—which I feel bad about because that’s not what she pays me for…although she still tries.

I ran to the store on the way home to pick up some more salad and apples. I made a salad for lunch, which I am currently enjoying! I chopped up some turkey and threw some corn in there and before I realized what I was doing, I’d put tuna on there also. I’ve never had turkey and tuna before, but it’s still really good! And, of course, I completed it with an olive oil/balsamic vinegar dressing…Spanish all the way…well except for the turkey, maybe!

With San Isidro being this weekend (well actually Sunday) I’m planning on going out to the country with Pilar for Romerías. Basically they are processions to honor San Isidro, the patron of farmers and peasants. So people have picnics and enjoy some time out in the country with family and friends. Only thing is, they’re calling for thunderstorms tomorrow, so that could put a damper on the festivities.

Xoxo,

Court

It’s mainly cloudy today; although it’s 77 degrees, it looks like it could rain sometime. When I was walking home from Pilar’s yesterday she said it looked like it was going to rain. I never heard it, but it must have at some point during the night because the streets were wet this morning.

I did very little at school. I got there and Marisa, the 4A teacher, told me that Fran hadn’t come today (for whatever reason), so I went to the Sala de Profes and read more about proper posture in school…quite boring!

I went over a page of homework with 6B and later we read a story about a guy named Nesreddin who used a pot to teach his neighbor a lesson. Finally, we listened to this “Happy Birthday” song, which was rather silly.

I left for the day after 6B because infantil is in Madrid on a field trip. I went to the store to pick up a few things before coming home. I’m not sure if I have class this afternoon or not. When I got to their house for Raúl’s class yesterday, Paqui told me he had forgotten his books at school and therefore had nothing to study. She said if he remembered his books today she’d call me. We’ll see…

Xoxo,

Court

Today it’s 73 and partly cloudy, with a mild wind…but it’s not bad.

5B was finishing up their Prehistory posters, like 5A yesterday, so I didn’t do a whole lot with in the class. No, I take that back, before they started on the posters we corrected three homework pages, which I went over with them.

With the fourth years I talked a little bit about Memorial Day—I found a simple five slide PowerPoint, which we discussed quickly. We also talked about the European Union, because I think EU Day is coming up soon or it was recently???

We played a memory game with 1A, having to do with parts of the body and numbers seven-ten. They had to draw and color each vocab word and cut them out. Then they got together with a partner and laid the pieces out for the game. It took nearly the whole class for some to draw the pictures! I kept hearing things like “I don’t know how to draw arms/legs/hands…” and “This (the picture) is ugly.”

I’ve got class with Raúl at four and then Pilar at six. I made plans to Skype with one of Alicia’s classes at three (in 12 minutes) but I’m not sure if we’ll end up doing it or not…she never emailed me back after I emailed just to confirm we were still on…it remains o be seen.

Xoxo,

Court

Today it’s 72 degrees. As I’m looking out my window, I can’t see a cloud in the sky! It’s rather windy, but it’s not really hot nor cold, so I don’t mind it.

I was with Ángela’s class the whole first hour. After we did the usual, let’s get started activities, I reviewed letters, numbers, shapes, colors and animals with the class. Then they got restless and everyone wanted to go to the bathroom.

I didn’t do a whole lot in 5A. They were finishing posters on prehistory eras—Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Ages—so they were drawing and writing. Then at the end, all the kids asked me which I liked best and I said I liked all of them…of course!

We did this worksheet in 1B where they had to draw a monster with (I think it was) three heads, five arms, five hands, ten fingers, six legs and six feet. I was really surprised because many of them were concerned how to draw the actual monster. They kept erasing because they didn’t like how it looked (like the heads weren’t “circley” enough and things like that). They were supposed to color it also, but many didn’t have time for that.

With five-years A, we played this game with flashcards where they had to figure out which card was different within the group of four. Then we did this worksheet in which they had to match the words “apple” and “banana” with the picture in the middle. Later they drew the shape of the fruit around each word.

6A was taking the exam that 6C took yesterday, so I left school a bit early and went to the store to pick up some more bananas and shampoo. I have class with Pilar at six and since it’s only 3:15 now, I have time for a nap…I’m super tired!

Xoxo,

Court

Nothing worth noting happened over my weekend, thus, I’ve skipped those days.

Today it’s 79 and cloudless, and what’s more is that there’s nothing but sunshine in the forecast over the next few days!

Today was a little on the boring side…I got to 6C first thing and María said they had an exam and there was really nothing I could do, so I left. Luckily, since it’s Monday (meaning I have a regularly scheduled free hour) I brought a book—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (which I bought in the Berlin airport)—so I went to the Sala de Profes and read.

2B had listened to their latest story on CD, but hadn’t answered the questions, so I was able to ask them those. Then we listened to this activity in which they had to put the story in the correct sequence. The CD plays fun music in between each line and so I was bopping my head/dancing in place every time the music played. I don’t know if that’s frowned upon or what but one of the kids looked at Fran and was like “Profe, Corni está bailando.” I guess even seven-year-olds can be sticks in the mud too.

In one of the third years (3A) I was actually able to read FOUR sentences to the class! Granted, I had to stop mid-sentence and in between several times to get their attention, but it’s pretty much a victory! Lourdes was mad because only four out of 19 passed their latest science exam. SHOCKING...not!

I went to lunch with the possé—they’ve changed to Sastre for something different…Stone was getting a little old, as they always have the same menu. Since it’s so near the supermarket, on my way home I picked up another six pack of milk (I drink so much more milk than the average Spaniard!).

Xoxo,

Court

Today it’s 70 and partly cloudy; the wind is pretty strong too, but it feels pretty good, especially in the sun.

It’s been a rather chill day—I had my chat with Carmen at eleven o’clock and then I went to pick up my package from the post office a little after one (thanks mom and dad!). I had received the notice yesterday, but you can’t pick up packages the same day that delivery is attempted, so I went today.

I went to the store at five to pick up some more apples, salad and such. I’ve also been skyping with Alicia’s classes yesterday and today, since they’re having Cinco de Mayo parties. I’ll call into the next one in about 20 minutes. Other than that, not a whole lot’s going on in this part of the world at the present time.

Xoxo,

Court

¡FELIZ CINCO DE MAYO! Although it’s just another day here, I’m still celebrating it!

It’s another beautiful day—70 and sunny, with just a slight breeze and a few clouds. My weather thing says there are going to be thunderstorms, but at this point, there’s nothing stormy about the sky.

First hour was 2A. We looked at a picture from their books and I asked them a bunch of questions about it. For example, “What color is Emma’s shirt?” or “What sport is Cheeky Cat pointing to?” We played the much loved BINGO afterwards. They love the game but don’t completely understand the concept…they call BINGO they don’t have one and sometimes (as I saw) they don’t call it when they do. Silly kids!

For the majority of the time in 6B we worked out of their workbook—correcting and doing activities. I also read them a little section and asked them simple questions about it, which many of them didn’t understand.

We went to the adjacent video room in the infantil wing with five-years B. Espe wanted to show them a few videos on YouTube to practice colors and animals. Unfortunately, the laptop that’s supposed to be in there wasn’t, so she had to go look for it; that class is so out of control…so they pretty much ran wild while she was gone. Then there was the setting up time, so by the time everything was ready, we were only able to watch a couple videos for about ten minutes.

Sandra is sick today, so I left after that and ran to the store quick to buy some more cereal before coming home. I’m gonna rest up a bit before my classes this afternoon: Juan An/Carlos at four; Pilar at six and Raúl at eight (we had to change it from yesterday to today). Busy day ahead…

Xoxo,

Court

It’s mostly sunny and 70 today, with a slight wind, but overall it’s a beautiful day!

I was able to do most of the activities with 5B today; though it wasn’t anything special…reading from the book and asking questions, checking homework and assigning more. At least I was able to interact with them.

The fourth years are learning about means of transportation (bus, train, truck, motorcycle…) and so I looked up pictures of real ones (the pictures from their books were cartoon images) and explained them to the classes. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of typing in the word “motorboat” to Google images and…well, let’s just say that a picture of a boat wasn’t the first thing that popped up! Luckily Spaniards aren’t too uptight about nudity, and if Rocío saw it (because yes, or course, the projector had to be on!) she didn’t say anything. Menos mal!

We did this worksheet in 1A where they had to match the correct number to the corresponding number of animals and then color them. Later we played hangman to review vocab words from several units.

I have class with Raúl at four and then with Pilar at six. I’m gonna go make a salad for dinner, because I’m always hungry after my classes with Pilar and never am patient enough to cook anything right then!

Xoxo,

Court

It’s mostly cloudy and 68 today, although it feels a bit cooler because the wind is a little chilly. And, I wouldn’t doubt if it rains this afternoon.

I lost track of time and spent the whole first hour with Julia’s class. It’s so hard to keep it to half an hour because by the time you get 20 three-year-olds all settled in for the day, 15 minutes has already passed. We talked about animals, such as dolphin, dog, lizard, horse, cow…

We corrected several homework pages in 5A and then María José assigned them several more pages to do in class—at least I was able to explain those activities to them.

With 1B Espe and I did our best to play this game to review numbers. She had a SpongeBob ball, which of course, they loved, and they had to say a number (1-13…I thought it was kinda odd that they stopped at 13 and not at like 10, 15 or 20, but whatev) and then toss the ball to a classmate. We later did days of the week, which I was surprised to learn they didn’t know (seeing as how I taught the three-year-olds way back in like October) so they learned those!

Since it’s Tuesday, I went to buy a bocadillo during break and they were all out of meat sandwiches. All they had left was Nutella like chocolate frosting ones. But, I was hungry and never bring an apple on Tuesdays, so I ate it. I don’t get it though…who eats chocolate frosting-ish stuff on a sandwich? Well, apparently some people do because they make some every week.

We played the same numbers game with five-years A that we did with 1B. However, we only went to 12 instead of 13 and we exchanged the ball for Ellie, the stuffed Elephant.

Last hour I was with 6A, the first time in like a month. Unfortunately, they were super talkative, so María made them copy this story from their book, which took all but five minutes at the end.

I’ve got a couple of hours before my lesson with Pilar and I’m seriously considering a nap—it can’t be too long though!

Xoxo,

Court

The big news of today? Osama bin Laden is DEAD! I don’t know exactly when it happened, but Obama gave his speech at 5:30AM our time. I’m sure this day (or yesterday, rather) will go down in history. I don’t exactly condone humans killing each other, but he deserved it; it’s been a long time coming!

It’d been a pretty nice day today, 64; better than expected. It was supposed to be rainy all day, but the sun has been out for most of the day. (Yay!)

I read a dialogue with 6C today. Later we corrected their homework from last week and then they started on a couple of homework pages for today…it was a fairly boring day with the sixth years.

 With 2B we listened to the story we listened to with 2A last Thursday. Before that, however, Fran looked up several YouTube videos for the English alphabet, because they can go to like the letter F and then they just stop. Carlos kind of knows it (well better than the others, at least) because we’ve worked on it several times.

Nothing really to report with the third years—I sat there and observed the chaos around me.

I went to lunch with the group at Stone at two. Ever since Pilar has been gone, I’ve had very few classes with Carlos and Juan An (I texted Emi to ask if we were having class and she never texted back) and I decided I wanted to go to lunch with the others, so I did. Afterwards, I went back to school and helped María José prepare some activities.

Xoxo,

Court

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!! LOVE YOU, MOM!!! <3  It’s celebrated on the first Sunday in Spain, so today feels more like it than next Sunday, since I’m so out of touch with happenings at home! And it’s May Day too, it’s a twofer! (Is that a real word, and if so, how do you spell it??)

Well another month has ended and a new has begun. May marks the last month of our program; we finish on the 31! Wow, I can’t believe this school year is winding down…it doesn’t feel like I’ve been here for seven months!

It’s been mostly sunny and 65 today, which is a change from the last few days. It rained on and off Friday and yesterday, and with the rain came wind and chillier weather, so I’m glad it’s sunny again! I didn’t enjoy walking to mass in the rain last night, but I had thought it would keep raining, so I still went… although by the time it was over, the rain has lessened to a drizzle and by the time I got home (within like ten minutes) it had stopped altogether—well for a brief period of time, at least!

Xoxo,

Court