UPDATE on life.

I was thinking today that this is currently the longest time I have ever been outside of Great Britain. And as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I currently do feel nostalgic for my home country with its tea and politeness and banter.

Having said this, I'm generally enjoying living in Spain. I feel like living elsewhere goes in phases. I'm past the wow I'm living in Spain everything is a novelty and fun times. And I think I'm just getting past the oh my life I'm living in Spain everything is so foreign and ridiculous. Well I guess the whole year I'm going to be in one of these categories to an extent, but at the same time I'm just getting on with life.

Today school was a good day, but I ended up teaching a whole class on my own without another teacher there, which is probably normal for some other assistants but the first time I'd done it. It wasn't a complete disaster, so that's good. Also I'd prepared a song with another class but we realised we couldnt have the language lab at the last moment, so we had to use the CD player rather than a computer and the available song which went with the textbook exercise was Justin Timberlake, always a bonus... or not.

I'm actually beginning to get somewhere with my YARP, by which I mean I have a feasible idea and have read a few articles. Having changed my plan, I still need to write a new proposal, yay. And an abstract, in Spanish. Who knows how that will go, since I feel like if anything my Spanish has got worse since I've got here. 

Definitely need to get on more 'intercambios' to chat Spanish in general life and probably try and actually keep a record of new words/ phrases I come across, and watch some more TV in Spanish, though it is very tempting to just watch in English, especially when there's a new series of Grey's Anatomy. But I'm trying to remind myself that I probably have my entire life to be in England and watch American TV so I should go out and speak Spanish and immerse myself into it a bit more proactively than I am right now. 

Also it's been awesome to see my besties Natasha and Hanna here this weekend/week, although tonight I was too tired after school and my commute to go over to Alcala to hang out with them tonight, they're coming over again tomorrow, so that will be super.

And I literally can't wait to see Dave next weekend.
All in all, loving life.