Haven't written in a while, basically because nothing extraordinary has happened. Daily life in Galicia now seems pretty normal. This week in almost all of my classes I played vocabulary baseball with the kids. People often ask me what I miss about the USA, and now I have my answer. It made my day when one of the older students seemingly researched my baseball team, even if he said he preferred the Yankees. I guess I'm making it my mission 1. explain baseball to every Galician/Spaniard I come across and 2. convert them into fans of my team. Similarly I will do the same with Os Heredeiros when I am back in the USA.
Anyways, I'm still convinced my school is the best in Galicia. Today a teacher used his free block to help me plan some routes along the Galician coast, and noteworthy places in the interior. Perfect timing, because at the end of Semana Santa (next week) my friend is coming and we're renting a car to explore Galicia! Aside from this kindness, the director lent me a movie without me even asking, and my coordinator is always willing to hear my silly weekend stories. Or there's my favorite non-English teacher who always tries to converse with me about something interesting.
Some funny EFL moments:
In a game the students had to negate the word, ie perfect-->imperfect, happy-->unhappy. At one point I asked "Whose turn is it?" and the kid said "Inhuseturn..." Good effort! We all spent the next few minutes laughing with him.
They had to translate morir (to die). One student (at least 12-years-old) was convinced it was rip, because he'd seen it on tombstones before. But as far as I know, on Spanish tombstones if they put DEP (descanse en paz) it doesn't mean die.
Me: What's the name of a place you sleep at on vacation/holiday?
Students: Hospital
Umm...I hope not!
