Classes Week 1

This week has not been all that adventerous. I just had my first week of classes which was interesting. I have been working all week on which classes I should take and after coutnless emails to my dean at CUA we finally figured it out... after 2 months, thank God. My classes consist of:

• Language and Composition
• Spanish Literature
• Latin American Literature
• History of Spain
• Economy in Europe and Spain

Some of them seem harder than others, but I will soon find out. It has been a process this week finding out the words that I have never used before (i.e. GDP or Gross Domestic Product is PIB or Producto Interno Bruto). I know that I am going to learn a great deal this semester in these classes.

I am taking a trip this week to southern Spain which is extremely different than the Madrid area. I am visiting Granada, which if look on the map above is sort of in the East, but more central in the southern region. It is in the autonomo (sort of like a state is in the US) of Andalusia. I am excited to see a place that I have previously studied... some of my professors have even talked about it this week. The South is influnced greatly by the Moors, and is supposed to be beautiful. I am going with an International Student Exchange Assocation that I joined at the university. So look for post next week about my trip. Hasta luego y Buen fin de semana.