Days 4/5/6 in Spain

Day 4
This Sunday was Easter!!! We celebrated differently than what I am used to. They woke me up at 10:30 and we left soon after to the village where Marta´s relatives live. It took about half an hour in the car to get there. We went to mass in a small, old church for a short amount of time and then followed the crowd outside and walked around the village with people playing bagpipes. This is part of the easter customs in Spain, and afterwards we celebrated under a large tent with traditional music and dancing. Later we went out for lunch at a fancy restaurant with the entire family. I tried a seafood soup, wine, coffee, and had a steak fillet for my meal. Next I walked with Marta, her mother, uncle, and six year old cousin up a mountain to a ninth century church. The view was spectacular and we were lucky enough to go inside the church and take pictures, which is normally not allowed. This was the highlight of the day and I don´t think anything else really happened during the rest of the day.

Day 5
This was the first day for the parents to return to work and the last day of Marta´s vacation. She had to get her hair cut in the morning (the hairdresser is the floor right below us), so I decided to come along. I ended up getting my hair cut also, with bangs (hey, why not? I´m in Spain!). Later we took the city bus to the mall. I bought a scarf, a pair of shoes, and a dress. We went to an italian restaurant for lunch and I had some type of unknown green pasta and cheese, but it was good! The rest of the day was just spent relaxing at home. We had a snack around six consisting of ham, cheese, and bread, followed by a bowl of strawberries. Later for dinner I had a traditional Spanish meal-- a tortilla made of eggs, filled with potatoes. We went to bed earlier because of school the next day!

Day 6
Today I woke up at 6:45 to get ready for school. We left the house by car with Marta´s parents around 7:30. I met up with the other Americans and we started off the day by going into the computer room to check our email. Next we got a tour of the school. It looks different then our schools because it was much nicer and it seemed more like a museum or a hotel. There are only three classes per grade, and the kids stay with their class as the teacher moves for each subject. We visited the kindergartners and first graders, who have already begun learning english. We then moved up to the seventh graders. They were very eager to talk to us one on one and practice their english with us. Next we went to an eleventh grade english class and each of us was put with two or three spaniards to be interviewed by. It was a lot of fun to talk to them in english and try to have them understand us. After returning home, Marta and I had pasta and chicken for lunch. When her mom came home, her and I went to get my SIM card while Marta stayed home. We also bought candy and she brought me to the flat they´ll be moving into in the summer. It was nice to get outside walking around and to be practicing my spanish with Marta´s mother. Later in the day she made a cake-type something typical in Spain. It was so good and she said we´ll have some for breakfast tomorrow also! I also tried a green olive stuffed with anchovies, which was disgusting. I´m so full already, but dinner is approaching...