I am going to be studying abroad in Oviedo, Spain for a little over two months. I am staying in the dorms at the University of Oviedo and have no idea what is in store! I will hopefully be traveling a lot, eating a lot, and having a blast!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Soo It is Sunday night and I am EXHAUSTED. Friday night was really fun! The espicha was just as fun as i remembered and it was nice getting to know the new people that are here! The other people that are studying at the university are from all over the world. There are people from Russia, Tusnia, Germany, Japan, and Italy! It was funny because there were several tables of food and the table that we were all standing around (we as in the only americans there) had ZERO leftovers of food, and then you look at all the other tables with the europeans and international students and there were TONS of food left. All of us just laughed and went over to their tables and continued to eat. After the espicha we went out to our favorite bar (bar campa) and hung out. I unfortunately had a little too much to drink and decided to go home early and get into bed. The next day was the excursion and a lot us were not able to make it because of lack of sleep and other reasons hahah so we relaxed all day which was SOOOOOO nice. I feel like i never get down time here to just chill and sleep in so i really enjoyed it. We all went out to dinner and then got ready to go out! Saturday was really fun! I got to know all of the new people in our program and they are all really cool! Today i got to sleep in and just did my hw and lounged. It was kind of a gloomy day so it was nice to hang out inside. Tomorrow I have to talk about an anecdote in front of the class in Spanish and i am kind of nervous....all of the germans in my class are SO good at spanish and it is really intimidating. AND they all speak english too so I feel really stupid around them. Side note it is soo cool having people from all over the world in my class. Most days we spend the last hour of class talking about our country's and the stereotypes associated with them and stuff. Did you know that even though Spain is considered a Catholic country...most people stopped going to church? My teacher was telling us that they are "catholic" only because their grandparents are "catholic" etc etc. She said there would maybe be 20 people at church on a sunday here...which is so weird! Everything is still closed on sundays and she said its just so that the spanish can catch up on their sleep from the weekend haha. It was also interesting to hear what the other countries thought about us...it was not good let me tell you. Americans are all:Fat, ignorant, stupid, only eat McDonald's, arrogant...etc etc. SOOO thats great hahah Anyway...today I had a re-realization that I am in Spain..it was really weird. I think it was because I skyped with friends and stuff this week and realized that I haven't seen or talked to anyone in so long. I am really proud of myself that I did this because I am learning so much about myself and other people.. its really cool! Tomorrow Remev(an older women who helps us) is taking me to the Farmacia to get some herbal remedies for my stomach problems so well see if that helps!! Adios!
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It is quite an experience being in another country. You are exposed to alot of new ideas and cultural differences. -- It will be an interesting 'experiment', seeing if the herbal remedies help your stomach. -- And finally, remember that the europeans have multiple languages spoken within a few hundred miles or less of their home, so 'multi-lingual' is the 'norm' there. (Oh, and don't forget that the germans were rather overrun by english speaking people after WW II!) Steve
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