The Start of School

So today was my first day of class and it wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. I am in a class with about 15 other students, all of them from America except one who is from Germany. From 10-12 we have class with Susanna, who seems very nice and is easy to understand. I had no problem understanding what she was saying and after some of the other students talked, I felt as though I was in the right level. So hopefully that feeling will continue and I will be comfortable talking in class. We split into groups of four and played a board game in which we had to answer questions in Spanish. Meg and I were with these two girls who are actually based in Madrid and are only here today and tomorrow. I was a little sad that we met and liked some people in the class, but they are leaving.
We have a 20 minute break at noon and then we have another class from 12-2. This is with Pilar, who is much younger and more energetic. We played a game in which we were split into pairs and had to make assumptions about the other person, like where they were from or what their favorite band is. I got a girl from Oregon and we both did pretty well on guessing what the other person was like.
Overall, the first day of classes was very easy and just focused on breaking the ice and talking about the requirements. We have to buy one book, which Meg and I will get this weekend, and we are allowed to miss four classes. Which I think is a little ridiculous since the class is only a month long, so that means you could miss once a week. Either way, I'm not planning on being absent.
After school, we came home and had a really good lunch, probably one of my favorites. We had salad and meatballs and french fries. The custom here is to have fruit for desert so we usually have some kind of melon or yogurt as well.
Then we took a siesta and I accidentally slept for 5 hours, so when I woke up it was time for dinner! During dinner we watched The Closer with Kyra Sedgwick in spanish, which was pretty amusing. Now I am registering with the US Embassy to let them know I am in Spain and I think Meg and I are going to have a pretty early night. I miss you all!

Love,
Em