Stuff happened. A ver si me acuerdo...
lunes/Monday
In Dance class we learned a "march" and worked on the dance we started last week. This week the locals and other international kids joined, and I was pleased with myself for not flocking to pair up with my fellow Americans. :P
martes/Tuesday
I don't even know.
miércoles/Wednesday
No classes. Went shopping with my friend Diana, who doesn't have (teach) classes los miércoles either. I bought a green americana (jacket, like woman's suit jacket) to match my green pants. Bahaha I don't think I'll be wearing it as a pantsuit, although maybe for St Patrick's Day. Perhaps this was my final free Wednesday.
jueves/Thursday
It snowed!! Anarchy! There was even snow on the beach, but unfortunately when I returned with my camera it had mostly melted. It snows maybe once a year here, and rarely enough to stick to the ground because of the sea salt. However, there were pictures in the paper of snow on the ground in communities throughout Gipuzkoa.
viernes/Friday
Because I'm working with the sumario this semester (sort of like a yearbook but with more cultural activities), we got to interview a guy who makes Cabezujos for Carnavales. Cabezujos are huge heads that people wear in parades and such. The mouth is where the person looks out, just to give an idea of the size. Anyways, this fellow has been making a living making the cabezujos and also giant's costumes for the past 30 years. Because the other girls working with sumario are in tracks 1 & 2, and I finished the ultimate track 4 last semester, I tended to do all the talking, and asked the interview questions. And that also means I'm the only one who can transcribe what was recording. Isn't that delightful? :D Pictures to come, but for now here is an example from his website.
sábado/Saturday
Yesterday we took a little trip to Tolosa, about 30 minutes away. We went to the museum of confectionary. The tour was in Spanish and I understood it for the most part, woohoo. Although our guide would tell us random words in English, like beehive which I had no idea of its Spanish counterpart. Anyways, that was an interesting activity. We learned how they used to make chocolate in the olden days, and even tasted some raw cacao. We also learned that cacao was used as food, a grain instead of chocolate sweets as it is used today. But it wasn't all just chocolate, we also learned about making spirits, marmelades, and even candles. Quite a variety is contained in the word confitería apparently. And before the tour we got hot chocolate that was so think, I assume it was just melted chocolate and nothing else. Mm mm mm! Tolosa is a nice town, with especially great views of mountains, snowcapped at this time of year.When we came back to Donostia, it started snowing again. Yippee!
And tonight we're having a get together to celebrate our friend Diana's birthday. It's USA/SuperBowl themed although I'm assuming the game starts around 2 am over here. Ah well, we can always watch the commercials online tomorrow.
