Orientation

For some reason my last blog will not let me back, so I created this (similar) blog instead! Today is day 2 of my orientation, I'm here with 19 other American students, assimilating to the culture, talking about classes, safety issues, etc. Some highlights:

• I arrived early and alone on Sunday morning, and I slept most of the day. I went to dinner by myself and pointed to something on the menu (it turns out it was tuna salad)
• It also snowed my first night here! A rare occurrence in Alcalá

• We are staying at the Hotel Campanile, and eating lots of good food. Tonight I felt like being adventurous and ordered calamari, but it was gross. Most of the other things I've eaten I don't know the names of.

• Tomorrow I move into the "residencias" which are considered dorms but are more like apartments. I will be living with 5 other Spaniards, maybe girls, maybe co-ed, and sharing a room with one of them. My Spanish isn't terrible so far but tomorrow will be the real test.
• I plan on updating this every Monday
  
• OH! and "vale" means "ok"- a valuable discovery