luns, 13 de outubro de 2014

San Froilán: Se acabó

The weeklong Lugo festival is now over, so things are about too seem very quiet around here. Sunday morning I arrived home later than my roommate--approximately 8:30 AM. One goal accomplished for the year. There were some good concerts this year, but I did miss Os Heredeiros, La Pegatina, and Love of Lesbian from last year. We did get to see a pretty good rock concert, but it wasn't free: Costas, Rosendo, and Los Suaves, before San Froilán technically began. This year Buena Vista Social Club performed as one of the 'big names.' In other concert news, I finally convinced someone to go to EXTREMODURO with me in two weeks. Toma!

Aside from the never-ending (until last night) festivities, school has gotten off to a great start. It's nice knowing most of the students already. In one class, they've clapped for me both times I've had class with them! And the new students seem fun. For example the new class of 1* ESO seems younger than the group last year, and they are so precious! They all say hello to me, and debate about the pronunciation of my name with "rr" which sounds different in English than it does in Spanish. Last week some even hugged me! Or the new kids in 1*BAC (sophomore/junior age) make the class huge but a good time. Here's hoping the first two weeks are a sign of things to come.

Oh and here's a random picture of us with the mayor. He stopped us as we were checking out some San Froilán food/craft tents and told us to stop by if we ever have morriña (homesickness). Kind of a big deal? But you know how politicians are. He was later ousted for corruption, so...