Culture and Language begins

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Although the culture history lessons are the most boring things ever, we need to pay attention because we have quizzes. Yes, during orientation we have quizzes. One at the end of every lesson, so three in all. If your score is too low, you have to do extra work. What is that?? Whatever. Anyway, I love my language teacher and class. So i'm in the 'beginner' class, but it's for those who've taken spanish before. We are in between beginner and intermediate. Anyway there are 5 of us. It's great. I really get to talk to the teacher. This will be my class all semester but this week we are only talking about basics in Spain. Like money, tipping, alcohol, and cultural differences.
So for lunch a group of us went to a place called Rodilla which is a well-liked chain in Spain known for their sandwiches. Well, they sucked. It has to be one of the worst things I've ever eaten. I really wanted a salami and cheese sandwich, but they don't come like that. So I ordered a salami and then a cheese and tomato sandwich. First of all, I think it is weird that most of their sandwiches have no crusts. You can even buy bread in the store without crusts. Any way the meat and cheese and tomato were all processed. In the case of the cheese and tomato, they were processed together. Eww!! If you come to Spain, DO NOT EAT RODILLA!
We then went to AlCampo, the supposed Walmart of Spain. It was funny! The hand carts had wheels to drag them, and I foud games made with salt. These spaniards!

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Photos

Rodilla
The most disgusting sandwich ever.

Walking to AlCampo
From right to left: Howard, Yelena, Bart, Lidsay, and Greg

Baskets with wheels
That's Lindsay, a new friend.

Games with salt.
This one says "Draw with Salt", but there were others like "Paint with Salt".