Friday, September 24, 2010

first day of orientation

so i had orientation today, was a bit dissapointed because the other american students were kind of clicky and not very friendly. i was surprised because i thought everyone would be very friendly. also, i was in an orientation with only american students whos names are from m-z, just a very small group of participants. i want to meet more people though, because i guess people with last names m-z kind of suck at being nice and sociable. apparently there was a facebook group for the auxiliares de conversacion and i just had no idea. so some people had already contacted one another. but im kind of glad i didnt because i dont want a lot of american contact. but i do want SOME. i met a few nice girls today despite the general clickyness: juany, kati, reggie and avery! 2 are from new york, one from san antonio texas and one from alabama. my spanish is okay, a lot of people here were spanish majors so some speak more easily than i do. i understood everything at the orientation, they were speaking simply though. oh i learned a word today that i actualy remember now "pijos" or "pijas" it means snobby. i need to start carrying around a pen and paper so i can write things down so i dont forget. um, but ya had orientation, and i have to figure out my nie card, get a phone, get a flat, and get a bank account! cant wait for all this to be settled! oh i only teach 4 days a week! since its only 16 hours. i plan on taking fridays off. wohoo!! i really want spanish friends!!! i dont liek being lonely here because then i think it lets my mind wander and i think i get sad that way. but maybe i need to let it wander, maybe i need to feel whatever sadness is pending. it will go away, i dont know if i'm really sad. actually, i'm not. i think its just absorbing everythign thats happening. ok its 2:12 am and i am still awake, not that thats abnormal for spain, but its abnormal for me. i will report again when more stuff happens.

love you/miss you
xoxo

3 comments:

  1. Don't say that word in Argentina, please!

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  2. que significa pijos en argentina ale? ahora la cosa mas importante es que yo hablo como un madrileña. pero ahora estoy curiosa! que significa? anoche conoci un hombre de BS AS y le pregunte "le extrañas a argentina?" y el dijo "que lindo!!! la forma de tu pregunta es del español de argentina, nunca se dicen esa frase asi en espania. en españa se dicen 'echar de menos'!!!!!" QUE ES ESTO!!!! echar...nunca oi esa palabra...tengo muchisimo que aprender. oof!

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  3. I totally understand what you mean here, but you being the social butterfly is probably totally fine by now! I am the only participant on this half of the internship, and it's verrrrrry lonely =(

    <3 Meg

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