First week of classes

So I have to apologize... I have been falling way behind on keeping everyone up-to-date on whats been going on. Last Monday, we started classes and had classes all last week but the only nice thing about studying abroad is that my weekend starts at 12PM on Thursday afternoons! As I was going from one class to another, I felt like I was living off the schedule of meals here at Casa Central. I have also felt like a baby in the fact that I sleep, eat, go to class, do homework, and do everything all over again when babies eat, sleep, and poop! :) Classes went well last week and it has been adjustment getting used to all of my classes being in Spanish but it has been a good adjustment! It has been a stretch in my brain but its good to have those once in a while :). The classes I am taking are Advanced Practical Spanish where we go over basic vocabulary that would be useful in everyday life but more concentrated like all different parts of a restaurant or cafe that we would need to know to ask questions or to understand the waiter/waitress. I am also taking Latin American Novel that is taught by a poet, Mexican Civilization that is taught by a professor of pre-law here in Merida, and Art & Architecture by an architect earning her PhD. (That is my only class taught in English and is one night a week, so it is a great break from everything in Spanish). Taking classes in a different country has been a great learning experience because the style of teaching is a little different and the homework load is less but again, everything that I would normally get taught in English are taught in Spanish. Hopefully when I get back my speaking skills will be a lot better than when I left!