The Lapse in blogging

Sorry to all about the lapse in time since my last blog post! It's hard to compare my recent times to the trip to Interlaken, Switzerland haha. However, today was a really cool day. ISA (my program) sent an email out asking if any students wanted to do an intercambio (language conversation exchange) with some of the students at the University of Barcelona. I of course was super excited to do this as my first intercambio flaked out on me. So I made the trek over to the metro stop to meet up with everyone else who had signed up. Everyone else who had signed up being one other guy who barely speaks any Spanish. I then learned that the class of 20 that we were meeting with was going to be doing an English presentation for us about Barcelona and the areas around it. Afterwards, we were to do a similar presentation in Spanish for them about where we live and things that we like to do. No sweat right?

I had a blast. It was so great to be in a class of all Spanish speakers. I definitely feel like I am conversationally competent with the language and that I can always figure out what people are talking about even when I do not know a certain word. Also, Al (the other American guy) and I are going to get Mexican food with two of the people in the Spanish class. I am really excited...and I am not sure if it is more for the Mexican food or the Spanish people haha. I am starting to worry abo

ut the limited time that I have here and how when I get home, I am not going to be able to have constant Spanish all around me! I don't want this awesome skill to fizzle in the dark. Me encanta hablar el espanol mas que ingles y es dificil para mi comprender como me voy a vivir sin el idioma cada dia. Pues, espero vivir en IHouse cuando regreso a UCSD para que yo pueda seguir hablando!

Happy Halloween! In Spain, it is not celebrated

like in the United States, but all of the clubs are having Halloween parties. El dia de todos los santos que es el uno de noviembre is what is celebrated here instead. In Catalonia, everyone eats Panhelletes which are these little sugar balls covered with different toppings...the best one is covered with Pine Nuts! o soooo good. And there are these really crappy pumpkins here that are really small and cost 5 euros...what to do without my Halloween!