Monday, August 9, 2010

Omg I am so excited for tomorrow! I am doing something that I am really happy about...so there is this thing here in Europe called Tandem. It is a program where two people are sort of conversation partners..i guess that is how you would describe it in the states? But anyway so it is really big here in Spain and at the University of Oviedo because a lot of the people here want to learn english, and there was an opportunity to sign up for it and I took it! Sooo I finally got an email back from them this afternoon and was matched up with a partner who is Spanish and speaks a little english and wants to learn the language with my help! So we are meeting tomorrow at 5:10 and half the time we are going to talk in Spanish so she can help me, and half the time we are going to talk in english so that i can help her! Apparently student's who have done this program have increased their ability to talk in spanish by a lot so I am really excited. I feel like this is something that I would never get to do in the states and it is such a cool opportunity to do here in Spain! Anyway, my tandem partner emailed me today and we have been kinda talking! She even added me on Facebook! Her name is Magda and she seems very sweet! She said that she was really excited to meet me and talk! I am kind of nervous because it seems like her english is pretty good which means i might look really stupid trying to learn better spanish but I am more excited! Also, tomorrow after my Tandem thing, Reme is taking me to a herbal medicine store with herbal remedies and plants that are only made from natural things...so kind of like a hippie store in the states i guess? haha. Well see how it goes!

1 comment:

  1. Bear!!!
    The tandem thing sounds great...good for you.
    I hope you find success in the farmacia....
    So glad you are proud of yourself... a trip like this helps you to get to know yourself better, whether you want to or not!
    Enjoy the little time you have left, 'cuz soon it will be back to "reality".
    We all miss you!!!

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