La Noche en Blanca was last Saturday evening. Lots of European capital cities have "White Nights". Basically, the point is that the whole city stays up all night and goes out to see the various attractions that are open late/ have special exhibits that night. Although, as one of my professors pointed out, that's not really different from any other night. Madrid is known for its night life and it's not unusual to see the streets littered with people at 5am.
My friends and I went to see a tight rope walker walk between two buildings downtown, but unfortunately it was too windy. We did get to see a neat light display. There was just a big empty lot filled with over 4,000 of these huge light bulbs that changed colors. It was a lot like the lights before Christmas, only in September. I'll have to upload some pictures later. The Internet in my piso (apartment) is kind of slow.
I moved in with my Spanish family on Sunday. It's really scary. They're very nice, but my comprehension of what they're saying to me is minimal. Half the time I just say "Sí, sí" to everything they say to me. That tends to backfire pretty frequently because I pretend like I understand what they're saying to me and then they'll ask a question and I have no idea how to respond. Oops.
Despite the fact that his sister claims he speaks Chinese, I kind of feel like the two year old is the easiest to understand. "Tren, tren, chooo chooo" is just about my level. I'm quickly learning that becoming fluent in another language is not going to be quite as easy as I had originally thought. Perhaps I shouldn't be too surprised by that.
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haha, I know how you feel Kelly. My host mother makes fun of me for saying "Da, da" all the time. I heard her on the phone laughing at me!!
No te preocupes. Cuando llegue a España, tenía dolor de la cabeza al fin de cada día debido a todo español. Aprenderás muy pronto y cuando este momento llegue, vas a estar muy contenta y satisfecha. ¡Que lo pase bien y dame unos títulos de canciones por favor!
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