Tuesday January 19, 2010

Another great day! I had two new classes today, both of which I loved. My first class began at 12:25 pm and is called European Sports and Society. The professor is a native of the UK and now lives in Barca with her husband and daughter. I am so excited about this class as we will focus on soccer (football) and bullfighting. We will also go into certain topics that are associated with sports in Spain such as politics, media, gender roles, the impact of the '92 Olympics, etc. This class looks right up my alley!

A group of us went out to lunch at a place down the road that was an all-you-can-eat buffet. I swear, this place could have been Burwell! (The Wofford College dining hall). There was a delicious salad bar, pizza, pasta, french fries, fro yo, and even FOUNTAIN soda. It was a good thing I had a big lunch because I ate about two bites of my dinner (meat unknown...never ever good).

Beginning at 3:45, I had my final class, which is called Introduction to the European Union. It is a political science and economics class that talks about the history of the European Union. On day one I think I took 5 pages of small-print notes...we flew! I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of discussion, though, and am so excited to learn more about countries that play such an important role in the global economy. I have now had all of my classes and am so pumped up about every single one of them...I don't think that's ever happened to me! Let's hope my feelings remain this way throughout the semester!

Since returning home, I have been looking up various travel options for the next 4 months. I am happy to say that I booked my first flights! I will be traveling to Rome for my first three day weekend to visit Sarah Kana & Margaret Strom. I could not be more excited about this trip! I'm off to do some homework now...have a good one!