Clases

Well...this week we started my next period of classes! It has been fun having a new schedule. Especially since Mondays and Wednesdays I only have one class in the morning. I don't start until 11:40 everyday. By the time I have class I usually don't need a coat which is so nice not to carry around after class. My Women's Writers class is by far the hardest. It is a 400-level course and not only are we reading 16th century literature in Spanish, we are critically analyzing and discussing the literature in Spanish as well. Phew! It is an exhausting 2 hour class but it is going to be very interesting concerning Spain's history with women's rights. I also have Art History which is going to be my favorite class I think. We are doing many cultural visits to see real works of art and architecture, instead of just pictures. We are taking a weekend trip to Madrid to see the Prado Museum, Reina Sofia Museum, Thyssen Museum, and Palacio Real (architecture). I am very excited since those museums hold works from Dali, Picasso, Muro, Valazquez, el Greco, and thousands more including many famous Italians like Michaelangelo and Rafael. :) I can't wait! I am also taking a course on the history of the religious groups here in Spain (Jews, Muslims, Moors, and Christians). I really don't know anything about this course yet because when we showed up for the first day of class yesterday, the Director of Studies came in, gave us a note packet and DVD and told us to watch it and take notes. Apparently our professor is in Morrocco for the rest of the week....I am really wondering how many students are going to show up for class tomorrow? Probably not many, or any!

In other news, the weather is still beautiful and my senora made a potato salad (potato, onion, hard boiled eggs, olive oil) and fried swordfish for lunch today that she said she makes in Spring...yay! It is a glorious 70 degrees out and my roommate and I have been walking to the park by our house a couple times a week in the afternoon to lie in the sun and do homework...or not. Usually just listen to music, sleep, and talk. What a great life right?

Must finish some reading, then going to get some helado. :)

Sorry it was so quick! Catch up more soon!

Betsy