My Spanish Life.

erghh… wtf is the present perfect, past participle? October 11, 2007

So somehow right now, I’m stealing internet. I don’t know how but my computer is connected. I don’t think we have internet yet, but oh well.

Each day, I think I get a little better as a teacher… although I’m not entirely sure what my students are actually learning. Of course, some classes are much better than others. One of my students, a 50 odd year old Director, kept trying to tell me I was wrong because it’s not the same as the way it translates from Spanish. Business classes tend to tell you they don’t want grammar, then get it all wrong anyway, and kids classes, well, kids are kids. Scarily though, one kid knows more about simple tenses than I do – and I think he knows it.

Friday is a public holiday for the Virgen del Pilar. It’s also the day of a ‘fine’, military parade. I might just check it out because I ain’t never seen one of those before. Then, my mate Tom and I are heading up to Zaragoza for the festival of Virgen del Pilar (she’s the patron saint of the city). Hopefully, I’ll get to check out the Basilica del Pilar, which keeps three unexploded bombs that the Republic dropped on them during the Civil War.

Bit by bit, my Spanish is getting better. I still find it near impossible to understand, but I can communicate a bit better. Two hours a day plus teaching is taking its toll. The bags under my eyes are growing rapidly. My classes are getting better though. My last class tonight really seemed to enjoy themselves; they’re quite advanced though.

More later… once I’ve been to Zaragoza.