i can´t believe it has almost been 3 weeks...

so, i guess it is time for a little update...
i have already had 2 full weeks of teaching, and let me tell you, its crazy, each day seems really long, and then all of a sudden, i am at the end of the week. time has already started to fly by.... i guess that is a good thing, usually that means that you are having a good time... which, certainly i am!

the weather has cooled down a bit, it changes each day ... but for the most part it is clear skys, beautiful, warm and sunny!

i have caught that damn ¨back to school¨ cold... of course. a couple of people here at the school have it - and they seem to blame it on the ¨cold¨ weather... but hello, a bunch of little kids in small classrooms with their germey little bodies... it is definately not the weather - it isnt even cold here!

anyways... i have been meeting a lot of friends of friends... it is great!
i went to a concert on friday, met up with someone last night for dinner and drinks in the city, then missed my train back... thankfully there was one more - the last one of the evening... and these 2 argentinian guys were planning on catching that one too... so we ended up chatting and had some time to kill so we went up to grab a drink and continued to visit - they are italians too and were trying to explain how i could get dual citizenship ...

Oh, i have a place to live!!!
unfortunately i have some cleaning to do... a woman with dementia lived there before, but it seems that it will be a great place for kim and i... i bought some paint, and it is already furnished... so i dont have to spend too much on the place, but i will definately want to make it more ¨homey¨

i think that is it for now... i havent taken any pic really, but when i do i will get some more up there...

oh yeah... the atm machine sucked up my debit card yesterday... so that is awesome, expecially since it is the weekend, and the banks are closed!

ciao ciao
and thank you all for the emails.... i love, love, love hearing from you!

That quote is just amazingly perfect for me... I have already been lost 3 times!!! haha I have the worst sense of direction, but ya know what? it always seems to work out just fine...

So it is now Friday, and let me tell you... whew, what a week !?! Monday was the first day of school, and I taught ELEVEN different classes - children, teens and adults. On top of the jet leg and juggling the variety of classes, it was quite a job! Most classes are an hour and a half, however the little ones have a break at their school for three hours, so we pick them up and spend that time with them. We walk back to our school, give them lunch and do what you do with four and five - year - olds, to keep them entertained, while teaching them English. ¨Head, shoulders, knees and toes... If your´re happy and you know it clap your hands... The hokeey pokeey... Those niños are quite a challenge, especially with their rapid fire Catalan (not Spanish) bebe voices, not to mention the intense humidity!

Aside from all the classes, I have managed to go on a run in the mountains and one on the beach... pretty rad! Barbara is pretty active, so that works out well for me.

I also spent an evening in the city. I met up with a friend after classes. We rode bikes through the arc de triumph to a champagneria, then went for delicious tapas and sangria, and finished the night off at a unique hole in the wall bar...

Now check out my new favorite siesta spot!!!

siesta fotos

this is the street where my school
¨Larchmont¨ is .














































































beautful playa - Vialassar de mar

me using my keys to the school for the first time
... such responsibility

































... and the chalk board i painted...

CABRILS

oh what a darling little village tucked away in the mountains, just north of barcelona. the church bell rings every hour, everyone buzzes around on their little motos on the narrow streets lined with palm trees, and so far the rich coffee is curing my jet leg.

it will only take you about a day to get here from seattle... just hop on a flight at 8:30 in the morning... and you will be here the next day around 10am!!! two flights, two train rides and last, a short little bus ride...

currently i am shacking up at barbara´s house - the owner of the english school here. i have been enjoying her company. except she already went out of town for the weekend - so i had the place to myself!

i am looking for an apartment... and i think i have found a winner!
it is in vilassar de mar, just down the mountain from cabrils. it is just a few blocks from the beach and train station - score!

i have been spending the past few days orientating myself with this new and exciting place... helping barbara out with her 2 kids (when they were in town), cooking a lot, walking around and getting lost... this always happens to me... but i spent some time at the beach and floated around in the balearic sea - it was heaven!

i start teaching on monday... it looks like i will have 6 different classes, so i have been preparing for that
i also did some painting at the school... i painted and entire wall with chalk board paint and working on another ... we will see how that works

ciao for now
besos

so i thought i would start this blog thang... this way i can let ya all know how wonderful spain is... since i am now living here... so far away from my precious family and all my friends who i adore... i miss you already, so come visit !!!