Day 7 (Hanna)

Today was the seventh day of our trip and I think I can say for everyone that today was in their top 5!  Today we started class at our normal time (9:00) but our conversation class was 2 hours instead of 1. During grammar class we went over our tarea (homework) and reviewed ser and estar (to be verbs). During our conversation class we had an intense debate about teens drinking and disturbing the residents near the plaza. And finally in our last class, which is culture, we talked about the history of flamenco (a dance done in Spain, Costa Rica, Japan, and Guatemalla with music and singing). It was really interesting to learn the history of flamanco especially since we took a flamanco dance class this afternoon.

After lunch and our greatly needed siesta (nap) we all met underneath el reloj (the clock) at the plaza mayor at 6:15. We started the flamanco dance class around 6:30 and learned several new moves. At first the movements of the dance reminded me of a ballerina because we lifted our arms like one, but later on in the class we added twirls, steps, and even fans. After about 2 hours of dancing we went to go have dinner at Hei Hidalgo. At dinner we had many traditional dishes like croquettes and huevos rotos (broken eggs). While we were eating everyone had a great time and laughed until their cheeks hurt! Today was filled with culture and laughs and I could not have picked better activities to mark the halfway point of our Spain trip!