I suck at Spanish

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SO- today I am having a really really tough day, man. The spanish thing is really hard and I feel like I will never get it. I try to have conversations and nothing comes out... OR I am in class and the teacher is correcting every single word I am saying. It really really really sucks. I feel worse today than I did a week ago, but maybe it is just that with every day that passes, I gain more insight into what I don´t know. I find myself wanting to speak English more and more, simply so that I can express what I am thinking and feeling rather than talking about the weather, how tired I am, and what I did last night or this morning on the walk to school. I mean, really, no one cares about that stuff.

Anyways, yes, I am just having a down day and hopefully I will feel better in the next few days? I think I need to move on from Antigua now and make my way either traveling or to another town for more Spanish. They say that more than 4-5 hours a day is all you can really handle, but of course I am pushing myself to learn more and maximize these intial weeks on the trip. The afternoons are spent with one-on-one conversation with my teacher at the school. It is much easier to practice with someone who is willing to correct me when I say things completely backwards. I can only hope that more is sinking in than I think is!

Here are some more pictures that I took last week of the school and around Antigua. It is a quaint little town and I am starting to run into friends at different spots around the city.

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Photos

Ixchel Spanish School 2
Where we study in the mornings/afternoons- it is empty right now for lunch

Ixchel Spanish School 3
Alejandra- my afternoon teacher

Ixchel Spanish School 4
Juan- my afternoon teacher for first week, but traded him because he liked to talk to the ladies more than teach me spanish. What can you do... he is only 21!

Plants 1
These next few are for you, Kate!

Plants 4
Hanging plant at Olga´s house

Antigua 5
Lisa & Josie (from Bristol, England)

Antigua 6
Actually this is a church in small pueblo near Antigua. Went on bike ride with the school where we saw several similar churches.

Antigua 7
No helmet, very old brakes. Aye!

Antigua 8
No helmet, very old brakes. Aye!

Antigua 9
In fact no one wears helmets here! This is rare for there to even have one person with a helmet on the scooter. Notice the armed guard in the back- they are all over at the banks and on the beer trucks... obviously!

Comments

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think we ate there?
Lisa--Is your school also a restaurant? I think that Doug and I ate dinner there when we were in Antigua? I love your blog! You rock Lisa! Have fun! Love u!