Week 5 (actually week 10)

Week 5...or 10

It's been a while since I wrote my last blog! 5 weeks to be precise. I've been very busy with my Spanish course for the last three weeks, so I did not really have a lot of time to write my blog or do any other activities.

The Spanish class included pretty much all the Spanish grammar and some vocabulary that is useful in every-day situations. It was a small group of about 16 students and it gave me the feeling of being in an IBMS classroom because there were about 10 nationalities (if not more) in one class! The classes were held in a Fire Fighter museum, located next to the new fire brigade building.

After the three weeks of intensive Spanish class I am both happy and sad that I do no longer have class. There were a lot of kind people in the class.

(We were required to wave during the picture, sorry for that)

It took me almost 2 months before I had my first 'tapas' experience! Francesca (second from the left), an American girl that was also in the Spanish course) knew a tapas bar in the city where they have 1€ tapas on certain days of the week. For those that are not familiar with tapas; they are (usually) small snacks on a piece of bread. They can contain potato, fish, any kind of meat or vegetables.

The tapas are all presented behind little, glass doors. The customers can take a plate and pick their own tapas. All the tapas contain a little, wooden stick which you put on the side of your plate. At the end of the evening you take all the sticks and your drinks and pay for them at the bar.

I will try to update my blog more regularly! There will be a tour through my university, through the city, and other interesting stories.

Interesting fact #whatever: In Spain, it is common to wear a plastic glove when picking vegetables in the supermarkets. Pollution on one hand, but on the other hand a smart method to lower the chances of getting the flu or someone's booger on your banana.