Classes in Spain

My classes are the most ridiculously awesome classes ever. I'm taking two classes Monday through Thursday two hours each, which is only 4 hours of class a day :D, leaving much time for gallivanting around the city (which is what I did today). My first class is Spanish Art & Cultural Heritage and it starts at noon. And for this class our professor thinks it is very important for us to actually experience the art firsthand so we have class in a museum or significant church or monastery a couple of times a week. Talk about spectacular! And there is really something extraordinary about learning about buildings that were built and cultures of the people who built them 1000's of years ago and then being able to go and see these places in person. It really makes history real and tangible. I was standing in front of the Roman columns today thinking about the people who built them and how they worshiped in this temple to their gods and they build this place with their own hands. And I thought about there individual lives, full of emotions and interactions with other people and personal hardships or fears. It was strangely amazing.



And my other class is Spanish Language. I think I've learned just as much in the past week as I've learned in the years of Spanish I had in the states. Our profesora only speaks to us in Spanish and we can only talk to her in Spanish. At first most of the class thought it was because she couldn't understand English but I'm fairly sure she speaks English very well and she just wants us to learn to speak in Spanish. Someone in the class found the perfect character to parallel with our professor - Edna Mode from The Incredibles (the woman who makes Mr. Incredible's suit). It is a PERFECT match, just Spanish not English speaking. And now in class we are watching El Laberinto del Fauno - Pan's Labyrinth. It's a strange but interesting movie and I know more Spanish than I thought I did.

Now off to do some homework before dinner. Adios!