Hola a todos!!
So today is officially 3 weeks in my new family and they have been an interesting three weeks indeed. I have been to two Manifestacions (protests about the changes to the education system), started running on a regular basis, and given Rotary my presentation about my life in Canada and what I have been doing here in Spain.
School has been the same, except I joined the choir that meets during the break time. There are about 40 of us in the choir, about 8 are guys, and about 3 of those guys can actually sing without making you want to scream.
My Rotary presentation went really well, they were impressed with how much I had learned in just four months and loved that I brought my lovely red jacket to school with me so I could wear it at the meeting.
My health is holding up fine, I have the sniffles right now but other than that I am healthy. I have lost about 8 or 9 kilos so far, which is spectacular, and I recently started running on a regular basis so hopefully I will lose more.
That's all for now world, it is time for me to sleep.
I will write again soon!
Un abrazo,
Clayton.
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Sunday, 15 January 2012
New... Everything
New Year's came and went, and now, I am living in a new house.
It is so different here. I went from living in a house with two other guys to a house with 3 women. Needless to say there is a lot of noise. I am enjoying my time in the new house though. The language coming much faster now that I am in a Spanish only house.
Made friends with another group of people this past week and they are... interesting. A lot different than the people I have been around for the past few months, and it is always nice to have more people to hang out with.
School is as boring as ever, especially because some classes are in Valenciano, the language of this province. Most of my teachers know that my grades here aren't necessarily important and as long as I don't interrupt the class they are leaving me well enough alone. I do all the work for classes like math and chemistry because a lot of the things are similar to english or I can just figure it out easier, but other classes, mostly the ones in Valencian, I just can't do. It would be similar to walking into a grade 11 French Immersion class not speaking any french.
The last few weeks have been hard because my Grandfather passed away, but I have had a lot of people around me to support me and help me get through it. My families, especially my dad in the first family, have been absolutely incredible.
Well I gotta go make a presentation for Rotary now!
I'll update y'all soon!!
It is so different here. I went from living in a house with two other guys to a house with 3 women. Needless to say there is a lot of noise. I am enjoying my time in the new house though. The language coming much faster now that I am in a Spanish only house.
Made friends with another group of people this past week and they are... interesting. A lot different than the people I have been around for the past few months, and it is always nice to have more people to hang out with.
School is as boring as ever, especially because some classes are in Valenciano, the language of this province. Most of my teachers know that my grades here aren't necessarily important and as long as I don't interrupt the class they are leaving me well enough alone. I do all the work for classes like math and chemistry because a lot of the things are similar to english or I can just figure it out easier, but other classes, mostly the ones in Valencian, I just can't do. It would be similar to walking into a grade 11 French Immersion class not speaking any french.
The last few weeks have been hard because my Grandfather passed away, but I have had a lot of people around me to support me and help me get through it. My families, especially my dad in the first family, have been absolutely incredible.
Well I gotta go make a presentation for Rotary now!
I'll update y'all soon!!
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