Aug 26

Had my first Spanish class today. I was excited to see some new people in the class (which only has about 9 people). There is an older woman from Germany, a 30 year old from Slovakia and 3 South Koreans, and 3 people from the US (all from program). It should be a lively group. We have class for 2 hours each day (except Monday). I went out to coffee with the two flacso girls after. We shared stories about Buenos Aires, and our adventures. Now I am home alone (which is bad since I eat more cookies that way), my host mom went to Uruguay on Friday since her aunt fell and broke her hip and she doesn’t know when she will return home, my host dad is working, and my host sister is meeting up with her ex boyfriend. It is extremely hard to even start to build a rapport with people, without knowing how to say things. After these past couple weeks I am more appreciative of being able to communicate with people. But I am surprised also by how much I can portray without words.

But on second thought (after the day has gone on) there a lot that I cannot communicate without knowing the language.