Today was a spectacular day. Erica arranged for us to see her at work as a teacher. For those of you who do not know, Erica and Lindsay are teaching English to elementary school age children this year (and have signed up to return again next year, sob, sob). Patrice and I got to see a superstar in action. Erica was fantastic. The children and her compañeros (fellow teachers) all seem to love her (see attached). Patrice and I were sort of superstars ourselves. The class spent the first hour asking us probing questions such as what is our favorite color, who is our favorite futbol player, what is our favorite color, do we live in the country of California like Erica and of course, what is our favorite color.
After leaving Erica at school we went back to the hotel to get some rest since we still have not adjusted completely to the time change. When we returned we took the stairs instead of the ascensor (elevator). We did this in spite of our room being on the 3rd floor (lobby is floor zero) because of my fear of Spanish elevators. I love this country and the people who live here but my confidence in the operation of their machines is less than optimal. Getting in a Spanish elevator is something I do only when completely desperate. When I studied Spanish here (for only two weeks) the class was on the 6th floor and I never saw the inside of the elevator once. I am convinced that Spaniards share my caution and for that reason (and also since they seem to walk everywhere) they are so thin.
Tomorrow we take off on the Road Trip part of our vacation. I am not sure if I will have internet access daily so my emails might not reach you everyday (is that applause and a sigh of relief I am hearing?).
Hasta la próxima vez (Until next time),
Roberto
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