Today was our first day of class. We started by taking a test to determine which class we would be placed into for our first two weeks of intensive study. The test started out easy and then became very difficult at the end. I was placed in the lower section, which I was very happy about because I have not taken a Spanish class in a year. Our professor’s name is Enrique. He was very easy to understand as he explained the objectives and what to expect in the class. He assigned an essay for homework about our thoughts on Salamanca and the families we are living with for the semester. We will have this for the next two weeks and then we start taking the other classes we signed up for.

I learned something very crucial today. Because Spanish is so repetitive you have say things more than once to get your point across. So when I say I am fully at dinner, I have to say it like eight times for my Madre to get the point. I tried it today and it worked. She did not try to stuff more food down my throat!!!

I also learned another interesting fact today. In America people wear their wedding rings on their left hand, but in Spain people wear their bands on their right. Muy interesante, verdad?

I am still searching for a backpack to carry my stuff to class, but I am having no luck. I guess they don’t sell backpacks in Spain. I did buy a brush today and a coke zero. I really miss diet coke. All we drink at the house is water. I did find postcards and I also bought stamps today. The shops by the university are very touristy but they are good for buying Salamanca apparel and postcards. Another thing that is difficult to find is spiral notebooks. You would think at a university you could find school supplies everywhere, but it was quite the scavenger hunt to find them today. I did find and purchase one. The notebook is extremely long, so I had to write more to fill up the page on my essay.
I might try and find a gym to join today and possibly do some more window shopping after siesta. The rebajas are just to tempting!!