MONDAY... who knows what the date was. Long time no blog.
When we finally got back to our piso after class on Monday, we were EXHAUSTED. It was good to see Papi and Pepa though! We walked in and Pepa was like “I thought you guys had decided to stay in Barcelona forever!” (in Spanish). So Emily and I passed out for a little and then the group had a Sevillian dancing class. Sevillian dancing is SO different. It’s a whole lot of moving your arms and your wrists and then just stepping back and forth and turning (yeah… that sounds like most dancing. But it’s different I promise). The beat is weird, and even though I have no rhythm I still couldn't figure out how to move to this one. Little did I know I would actually end up using what I learned later that weekend....
The class lasted about 2 hours, and then the rest of the night was dedicated to preparing for the test (a.k.a. memorizing as many random words as you can). Our teacher said we were going to have to know all 17 of the comunidades autonomas (Spain is split into 17 different “autonomous communities”, each with their own capitals and health care policies, but it’s all underneath the universal one). So I made note cards brought them on running on the beach (I had to motivate myself somehow... I didn't want to run OR study. But combining them actually made them both more interesting). I made rhymes and acronyms and talked to myself for 45 minutes – I’m sure people thought "Stupid American" when I passed them. BUT it worked and I memorized everything I needed to.
Example: Never Run After Comiendo Vaca
Navarra – Pamplona (bulls)
La Rioja – Logroño (it just rolls of the tounge – you have to say them together)
Aragón (like Eragon the dragon book) – Zaragoza
Cataluña – Barcelona (duh)
La comunidad valenciana – Valencia (another duh)
Now you know the northeast autonomous communities in Spain. Salud.
WT Tip #14: Exercise + studying = good life.
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