On Sunday we went to Jerez for a wine tasting and Conil to go to the beach. Seeing the winery and how to make Tio Pepe's famous sherry was very fascinating and the entire place was beautiful. Too bad the wine was terrible. However, I'm really not a fan of any sort of wine so perhaps a person with a more distinguished palate would find it more appealing. Lo seinto, pero no me gusta. Something I am a fan of is the beach. The town of Conil was very picturesque, containing all white buildings. Unfortunately, it was incredibly windy that day so laying flat on the beach was almost unbearable. But we made the best of it and, overall, ended up having a great trip!
That's when reality sunk in. Until now, this had basically been a fun-filled vacation, but now we had to start school. I'm taking a Spanish class and a class based on cultures and stereotypes between Spain and the US. Let's start with the good. I love, love, love my stereotypes class. It is incredibly interesting so far, the teacher is super nice, and we do a lot of activities instead of just lectures which is beyond wonderful. My Spanish class...not so wonderful. Trust me, I'm glad I will be improving my Spanish and I am thoroughly convinced that this class will help me do so, but it is much more demanding than any of us anticipated. First of all, the class is entirely in Spanish which I'm not used to at all. Thanks, Norwin. I somehow can understand most of what the teacher is saying but sometimes I'm just completely clueless. We also have a ton of homework every night which is taking away from our time to simply enjoy being in Spain. However, it's not as if I'm new to doing a lot a work so I'll be able to handle it.
On the bright side, tomorrow is Dia de San Fernando which is a holiday in Spain so we get the day off from class. A group of us are going to Cadiz for the day and then attending a flamenco show at night for our stereotypes class. Should be fun!
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