Just as I thought, I would begin to slack off on this blog writing thing, but for those of you who are reading it, here is an update. When I got back from Segovia, I thought that I would just go to bed on Friday night, but this rarely happens in Spain. I ended up going out till the sun came up. We had a great time.
The next weekend, my fellow auxiliares and I had to travel to Madrid for our program orientation. I met a few nice people. The hotel was very nice; I believe it was four stars. All meals were included for Friday, and we had free breakfast on Saturday. I am glad that I live in Burgos because EVERYTHING is more expensive in Madrid; however, those placed in Madrid receive 300 Euros more per month than we do.
95% of the orientation was in Spanish, as it was everyone´s common language. There were people from France, Germany, Austria, Australia, Italy, the UK, and even China. We received our insurance papers, but we are still waiting for our cards. We headed back to Madrid on Saturday afternoon.
Last weekend, I started tutoring two kids after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. One is a kid named Javier and the other named Eva. Their parents are very nice, and they have offered their help with anything that I need. Their family is very school oriented, and studies are valued greatly.
My other student is actually the art teacher here at my high school. We just hold lessons in the department of art. Her reading and writing in English is very good, but she needs a lot of help with her conversation. She has to take an exam in December. I hope she will be prepared for the exam when she takes it. I am sure she will be. I see her 3 times a week.
Everything is going fine here in Burgos. I still have not gone inside the famous cathedral, but I figure it is going to be there for a while. A group of friends here might go see the “Greatest Michael Jackson Imitator” this weekend at the Teatro Principal. Who knows?
