July 20: Classes

Hola, All! As is the custom, each week the students have a different teacher than the week before. Again I lucked out by being the only student in my class! Es muy bueno! Because I had difficulty understanding what I learned last Friday, my teacher went over it again on Monday. It´s something called ´special verbs¨; what it really means is in certain instances the verbs don´t translate well. For instance, think about non-English speakers trying to figure out what ´It´s raining cats and dogs¨means. It´s the same thing with the ´special verbs´in Spanish. I´m just really glad the teacher went through the verbs one by one, explaining how to correctly use each one. Also in the morning we have a 20 minute break with the school providing a snack. Usually the snacks are pretty good. For instance, every day we have watermelon (yum!), pineapple, and something else. Sometimes it´s a torilla with something inside; today it was a cookie.
In the afternoon for an hour and a half I have a different teacher; mostly it´s conversation, helping me with hearing and understanding what´s being said and me stumbling through trying to have an intelligent conversation. Remembering the different tenses of the verbs is challenging but I´m getting through it. I´m just like a baby having to hear the same things over and over until it´s deeply recorded in my brain.
Love to all; chao for now!
Dawnie