Update!

Hello Everyone!

     I just wanted to do a short update on my school life here in Spain. School is definitely picking up speed now (I can't believe one quarter is already gone!), and the tests and quizzes are starting to pop up. So far none of the tests or quizzes have been bad at all really, with studying they all tend to go pretty well because the teachers go into depth on material and make sure you understand the topic before moving on. Also tomorrow we are going on a field trip to a castle in Huesca! This castle was featured in the movie Kingdom of Heaven which I haven't seen but now I'm interested to. I'll keep you posted with pictures and how that field trip goes soon.

   Extracurriculars!! my extracurriculars all started to pull together today when I finally got information about the track team I want to join with my friend. If all goes well we will practice 2 times a week in the afternoon. Another extracurricular, which I've actually been doing for a while, is Joven Erasmus. I don't know if I have talked about it before, but it's a group that meets every Wednesday afternoon to discuss similarities and differences between Spain and the United States, for example the school systems or daily schedules. Next week I get to do a presentation with my partner over racism in Spain and United States. In the group, the Americans speak only spanish and the Spaniards speak only english. It'd be strange to anyone else who walked into the room, but now it's really normal for us. Finally my other extracurricular, which I just found out about today, is t-oigo! It's a program where I get matched with a family with hearing impaired children, and I meet with them once a week to play and to teach english to the kids. I'm super excited to start this program! I got paired with two little boys with implants and I can't wait to meet them.

       Life here has finally shifted from the idle beginning stages to the busy days of activities and projects, and I'm very excited to see what the next month has for me!

               Besos,
                   Lauren Archer