Also, my internship is beyond boring. They showed me what pamphlet I will be translating - it's 70 pages long. Over this past Thurs/Fri, I got half-way through. I haven't even started the translation; the "half-way through" part is in regards to I am half-way through the booklet, finding words that I have NO clue what they are...I currently have 6 pages of notes. Bring.It.On. Although I'm "getting somewhere" on the booklet, I just wish that someone would talk to me. Don't get me wrong, the people who work there are all super nice, but they are working. So, I'm sitting in the front, nose in a dictionary when I want to be conversing and gaining a better grasp of the language. We make small talk for about a minute, then the rest of the 3 hours and 59 minutes that I am there, I am looking words/phrases up. **I do NOT know how people did it in the past. My work computer hasn't been working the past 2 days, so I have to manually look words up instead of looking them up online - I know this sounds spoiled, but man oh man do I NEED technology.
I just hope that things turn up - I gotta take each day at a time and appreciate the little things.
But on a happier note :) I went with my group to Vigo yesterday for a fantastic day trip. The weather was beyond beautiful - not a cloud in the sky and we were all lovin' the sun. We walked around, chilled at the marina for a couple hours (obviously had to soak up as much sun as possible!), and went shopping - my favorite kind of activity! Right now, in Spain, all the stores are having "Rebajas" which are kind of like after-Christmas sales in the US...such good prices on things! They end either in late February or early early March, and then, there are NO more sales - which means NO more shopping for me; so I'm taking advantage of what time I have left.
Sitting on the dock of the marina, watching boats go on their way
Modeling :)
This upcoming weekend, I believe 4 girls (Tessa, Celina, Aimee, Alice) and myself will be travelling to Porto, Portugal. We have been looking at hostels, and they seem to be really nice - much nicer than I had been imagining --> hostelworld.com is a really good resource. A fellow Loras student, Kevin, who studied in Santiago 2 years ago, recommended a hostel that we should stay at - so, parents, don't worry. The tricky thing is, we are not sure how to actually GET to Porto. We could take a train to Vigo and then switch trains or we could take a bus. I'd rather take a train, but that's just me --- I think prices will determine how we will get there. I'm really looking forward to my first weekend trip! I'm going with a great group of girls, so I don't think we will have any issues finding fun :)
Anyway, it IS Sunday, so that means I should go finish my homework....uugh!
Ciao-Ciao and much love <3
PS - GO PACKERS!!! You have someone in Spain who loves you///rooting for you :)
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