Endings and Beginnings

     I just got finished class and am not feeling too bad about my progress. It’s difficult to catch conversations, however if I am talking to someone it’s not too bad. I would certainly say that I’m not making excellent progress, it’s hard and I’m learning slowly.     I am looking through some pictures I took [...]

Salamanca is a wonderful city and I’m sure my latest post seemed negative it wasn’t intended to be. I am having fun and am learning; however it is certainly more difficult than I had thought. I changed my plans and rather than spending a week in Madrid I will be taking my second week of [...]

I have been in Spain for a little more than a week and I have figured out a few things.

The dollar bill needs to go – Use the dollar coin
Being in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language is not fun
Trying to learn the language while surrounded by British and Germans is [...]

I guess I can say that my trip to Spain really started yesterday.  Due to the incidents in England and the related heightened security it has affected me enough to say it’s already begun. It has changed what I’m bringing and how I’m packing, so I’m not bringing my ELAN so will only have my digital [...]