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amorousodious) wrote2008-04-06 08:12 pm
amorousodious) wrote2008-04-06 08:12 pm
Spain Part 69 – Tarea, tarea, tarea
Since this day was rather boring I’m going to include in this entry a bit about a cultural difference that I have noticed here in Spain. One thing about the Spaniards is that they are very forward when speaking. It is not considered impolite for example if we interrupt Lucía while she is telling us a story to let her know that we need to go and do homework. She simply says “vale” (okay) and finishes her story before we go to do our homework. In general, I think that they interrupt a lot here. At times it has actually frustrated me because when you want to learn to speak Spanish it is nice if the person that you are talking to lets you work out in your head what you want to say instead of saying it for you. Lucía seems to do this to me and Alicia very often.
Alright, that’s the end of that tangent. On Sunday I got up and started doing tarea right away since I still had a lot to get done. I managed to get almost everything that I needed to accomplished before la comida, which was leftover paella de verduras, and so afterward I took a siesta and then started updating more of my blogs. I think I’ll be caught up at least to the end of fallas soon. The next step is posting pictures to the old entries as well since I think it’s better to have pictures with most of the stories that I tell.
Para la cena we had bocadillos again and we sat for a long time at the table watching an American Idol type of show before we got ready for bed/school the next day. I love the fact that I can understand a lot more when I watch television in Spanish now, because they speak so fast and I can remember how lost I used to be trying to take in everything that they were saying. I’m proud to say that my comprehension skills are improving. My high school Spanish teachers would be proud.
Alright, that’s the end of that tangent. On Sunday I got up and started doing tarea right away since I still had a lot to get done. I managed to get almost everything that I needed to accomplished before la comida, which was leftover paella de verduras, and so afterward I took a siesta and then started updating more of my blogs. I think I’ll be caught up at least to the end of fallas soon. The next step is posting pictures to the old entries as well since I think it’s better to have pictures with most of the stories that I tell.
Para la cena we had bocadillos again and we sat for a long time at the table watching an American Idol type of show before we got ready for bed/school the next day. I love the fact that I can understand a lot more when I watch television in Spanish now, because they speak so fast and I can remember how lost I used to be trying to take in everything that they were saying. I’m proud to say that my comprehension skills are improving. My high school Spanish teachers would be proud.