Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

It's half past midnight and I find myself again still doing school work. Who knew this teaching gig can be so time consuming??!! No wonder there is a low supply of teachers - they all get paid shitty to do more work than most people. It's only been my 4th day in class and I am tired. My brain is fried and ready to explode at the same time. I'm totally running out of ideas on what to teach next and how to teach whatever topic I decide to do. Whoever created the English language sucks!!! He (and I'm sure it was a man!) must have had a lot of time in his hands and thought, "oh let me just come up with as many complicated rules as I can for this language and confuse the hell out of people - even the people that speak it naturally!" I totally hate that guy right now.

Today I taught my first class and it actually went better than I expected. My theme was Chicago and I think I've just convinced 5 more people to come and visit. One funny comment I received today was when I was talking about how you can get Chicago hot dogs for cheap. And this cute little Spanish lady goes, "With French fries?? No salad???" That was pretty hilarious! But now I have to do my second class tomorrow and I've given up. I've used too much time and energy on the first one that I just don't give a shit about tomorrow. Those damn students are going to have to deal with listening to me talk about parts of the kitchen (exhilarating)!!! I can't wait for tomorrow night. I am in major need of several los can~as (that ~ is supposed to be above the n, but I still can't figure out how to do that). They're like miniature beer...very cute.

As for my Spanish immersion, it has taken a step back the past few days since all I've been doing is school, and then straight home to do homework. Although I definitely feel like I've been here forever. Granted I still have no idea what people are saying to me, but for the most part I am really liking this city. It's weird to think that I was just in Chicago last week. It seriously feels like I left ages ago. I am trying as much as I can to work on my Spanish (I'm already used to saying the c or z with the th sound, and I already know how to order uno cafe con leche para llavar por favor all by myself!), but apparently I have to re-learn English first! Oh well, Spanish lessons will have to wait until I get a job.

Have an awesome Thanksgiving everyone!!! Eat lots of sweet potato goodness for me...mmm.

I am sorry I have been slacking on the blogging - I'm sure you're just dying to hear my next one - but I will try and do it as often as I can.

Coming up on Hola, Madrid: After listening to some great live music at a local bar, Fran realizes she has had too much canas, has lost Juan, and cannot find Calle dela Luna.