aside from the random misquito bite (sneaky bastards!) the days in Oaxaca are no less than wonderful. my hostess is gracious, thoughtful, talkative and a former teacher who is now doing counseling in the schools (fitting huh?!). we have great discussions about many things and she is open to answering any and all of my questions, no matter how ridulous or how much i butcher her beautiful language. of course she helps me with the language and she knows there are professionals to help as well (lucky for her).
4 hours a day of spanish classes: 2 hours of grammar and 2 of conversation. my classes, which are all supposed to be for a group, consist of me and a 16 year old from Minnesota. seriously. we have lots of fun and while the teachers may find it is challenging to have a 16 year old in classes geared towards adults, i think he is doing great and really wouldn´t have it any other way :-)
so here is something to think about, how often do you see-hear planes overhead? there has been 1, a small prop plane that circles the city with a big banner for one of the candidates in the July 4th election. but that is it. no jets, and most of the day nothing in the sky but clouds and birds. weird and soothing at the same time.
okay. seriously. you couldn't have gotten a better match!! it all sounds wonderful (except for those damn mosquitoes!!)!
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