Classes went well this morning, and I finally got a notebook to organize my notes in. I really like my professors because they are actually teaching me what I need to know. We have an exam on Thursday, which I am really nervous about. Hopefully, I will do well! I found the frog at the University of Salamanca (remember that story) which means I should pass. After lunch we went down and explored the old University of Salamanca. It is extremely large, and still holds lectures. Before Columbus sailed to the new world, he studied at the old building of the University of Salamanca. Ferdinand and Isabelle also were visitors of the University, and have a huge portrait of themselves hanging in the main room. The building is full of Latin titles and is completed with ... read more

This morning began our road trip to Segovia and Avila. We left at 8 in the morning and it took us about two hours to get to Segovia. The city is full of roman architecture and ruins. The city hosts a huge aqueduct that was built in the first century. The aqueduct is still standing and was built without anything like glue or cement to hold it up; big rocks are held together by pressure. Even though it was a cold, gloomy day, it was still beautiful to see the amazing 2100 year old, historical monument still standing. We walked around the city to the Plaza Mayor and found the romantic and gothic cathedrals. Of course, we walked through the Alcazar Palace and say the rooms that once held Ferdinand and Isabelle, and soldiers before them. ... read more

Classes this morning went really well, and lunch was great. Since I have changed rooms, I can constantly hear everything. The boys from France left this morning, although they weren’t here for very long. I got to talk to my mom and brother today as well as see my puppies, which was great. In the afternoon we went back to the Art Museum and ate churros with chocolate. They were amazing. After our stop, we went back to the school to get instructions for a scavenger hunt. We were broken up in to groups of two and given a piece of paper with questions. Of course the questions were in Spanish and we had to ask random people for the answers. I was partnered up with a girl and we hurried on our way to find ... read more

If you are planning to ever go to Salamanca, make sure you bring warm clothes and an umbrella. I however, have none of the above, so I had to buy a new jacket. Luckily, Belinda, the girl from Hong Kong let me borrow her umbrella, but tomorrow I will make sure to buy an umbrella. It was very cold and rained this morning. My classes were challenging as usual, but I just try to relax and understand. (Doesn’t work all the time) After classes we went to a bakery call Hornazo to try Hornazo. Hornazo is baked good that consists of so much chorizo and ham with a top and bottom made of dough. They load on the chorizo and ham, and boy it is absolutely bueno. After we tried some, we went to our host ... read more

Classes started today, and they were very tough. The teachers only speak in Spanish, so it can be difficult when they are explaining what one Spanish word is by using a sentence of Spanish words. My first class was on grammar. We learned when you should use por vs para. It was interesting, and of course I got a lot of answers wrong. The teacher was able to speak a little English to us when we did not understand what was happening, but she didn’t speak very much. After the ten minute break, my next class started. It was on conversation, but we started to discuss random things like the word prostitute came from a Latin word that meant something was valuable. The professor does not speak much English, so he drew on the board to ... read more