Hiya,
Been pretty busy this week with teaching and moving and paperwork... I guess this is just the beginning! My new classes are going really well. The chef is a lot of fun, and it seems that I know a lot more about cooking than I thought I did (thanks Mum). It is a full on class, that we have in the restaurant (in the afternoon when it isn't open). I guess by the end of the class he is going to have to be able to cook and talk at the same time, so maybe I will get a meal out of it, who knows! Hopefully I will get some cooking tips anyway! I have also started with an architect who is the chef's business partner, who is not taking a book course either. Should be a fun course to design though because he doesn't have any specific objectives except for improving his speech, which means we can talk about things that interest him (and me!). I like these non-book courses. They mean a lot more prep but a lot more fun too! I also have a group of elementary students starting on Monday, journalists. All three of these classes are in a block of each other, in Bellavista, the bright coloured neighbourhood from one of my earlier sets of photos. It is a nice area to work in, and I can walk there from my new house in about half an hour which is great because the transport here in the mornings is madness.
I have moved out of Tuca and Miguel's finally and am living in an apartment with a Chilean guy. He has been doing quite a bit of painting so the place is looking a lot better than when I first came to see it, and he is bending over backwards to make me feel at home. It is much closer to town than the last place I was staying, about a 40min walk to the office, but only 5min to the metro or the bus if I don't want to walk. The weather is so good all the time that there really isn't a lot of excuse for not walking though! He speaks very good English, so we mostly speak English at home, or a combination where he speaks to me in Spanish and I reply in English. Hopefully over time I will manage to increase the Spanish quota and lessen the English quota. I am lucky that he is very patient with my appalling Spanish!
Today (Saturday), the couple who I teach a couple of nights a week are taking me sight-seeing in Santiago. I think we are going up Cerro San Cristobal, and maybe out for lunch. Should be fun. They are lovely people who want to help me in every way. Will try to remember my camera, and depending on how bad the smog is today, try and take some pictures.
Thats about it for the week. Planning lessons and teaching. Have hardly spoken a word of Spanish all week, and am afraid with all this English speak I am not going to be learning very quickly.
Gotta go,
Hasta pronto,
KiwiKaz
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Glacier El Morado
Hi all,
Well things have picked up since I last wrote. As well as the temporary class I described in my last post, I have picked up two more classes starting this week, and another starting the following week. So I am now busy! Especially as one of the classes is for 1.5hrs everyday. Sounds interesting actually - is with some high profile chef (who of course I haven't heard of) who needs English because he is going on some ambassador trip to Malaysia in May to teach people about Chilean food. He also has to do interviews and deal with hotels and airports, so I have been employed to do a crash course. Won't exactly be teaching by the book, and hope my cuisine and cooking vocabulary is up to it! Am looking forward to being busier though.
Yesterday I went on a trip to Glacier El Morado, in the Andes about 3hrs from Santiago. It was magic - such a beautiful day with great people in a stunning location. We met at the metro at 8am, which was early for a Saturday! I wasn't even sure I had all the details sorted as all the booking was done over email between me and the guide, in Spanish! But something I wrote must have made sense because he was expecting me. There were officially 8 of us, 6 Brazialians, a Chileno and me. There were also some friends of the Chileno, and some family of the guide, so we ended up with quite a good sized party. And I had to try and communicate in Spanish, because that was the only common language between us all. Everyone was very patient with me though, and I ended up having some good chats with people, I think! So we had 3 hrs in the minivan, 2 hrs of which was on a road that was worse than the Mount Hutt ski road, and resembled a 4WD track. I hit the roof quite a few times as the driver tore along the road at high speed.
We got to stop for a photo opportunity and stretch our legs, so here are a couple of shots from the road up there. This is the volcano, I am not sure of the name. It is on the border between Chile and Argentina, so we really were right up in the Andes. Most of the mountains bordering this and the adjacent valley which we were walking through are between 5000 and 6000m. It is active, though I couldn't establish when it last blew. Apparently it is a little worrying given the proximity of Santiago.
We aborted driving when faced with several large rocks and a large ditch, which apparently were not there last time this group came through here. It meant that our 3hr walk didn't actually begin until we had already been walking an hour... I thought that a 3hr walk up in the mountains would be fairly easy. It wasn't. I underestimated the effect that being at altitude, and actually walking uphill, could have. A couple of the women in our group actually couldn't do it and had to turn back. It wasn't that bad though as long as you were willing to take it slow. And of course it wasn't as hard as walking 100km in 30hrs! The views were so incredible that taking it slow wasn't really a problem, and I really did enjoy it.
Here is a picture looking back down the valley that we have just climbed up. It is impossible to get a sense of scale really, but if you look closely on the right of me, you can see a couple more people coming up the track.
We finally made it to the glacier late in the afternoon, and it was worth it. The views were stunning, both of the glacier and of the surrounding mountains. The foot of the glacier is about 3500m, the highest I have ever been! However, with some of the peaks overlooking us standing at 6000m, it was difficult to imagine
that were actually even that high.
We hoofed it down the valley in two hours, as the light was fading fast. The last 20min or so was almost in the dark, and I was in the lead group. The ones behind us came in with a few scrapes and bruises from trying to deal with the scree in the dark. The stars were amazing, maybe because you are that much closer to them when you are up so high, but more likely because the air was so clear (and thin!). I saw the Southern Cross, and it made me think of home. I like that it doesn't matter where in the southern hemisphere I am, that I can see the southern cross. I tried to explain the significance of this to the Chileno guy, but I think something was lost in translation and that he now thinks I am some sort of pagan moon hippy who was insisting on something important to do with the stars, and was likely to produce a knife at any point and insist on him joining me in some sort of ritual.
Then it was back in the minivan for an unpleasant trip back down the bumpy shingle road, in the dark. I was feeling quite ill, probably from a combination of the horrible headache and congested sinuses which I could attribute equally to my cold and the altitude, the sun and wind burn, and car-sickness. I was very pleased when we hit a sealed road again! We arrived back in Santiago around 10pm, just as promised, and I got a taxi home and slept like a log.
I had a fantastic time, and can't wait to get out exploring some more. At the moment though I have lessons to plan, and I have to pack all my stuff as I am moving tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the photos, this really is just a selection and there are more on Facebook.
Adios, KiwiKaz.
Well things have picked up since I last wrote. As well as the temporary class I described in my last post, I have picked up two more classes starting this week, and another starting the following week. So I am now busy! Especially as one of the classes is for 1.5hrs everyday. Sounds interesting actually - is with some high profile chef (who of course I haven't heard of) who needs English because he is going on some ambassador trip to Malaysia in May to teach people about Chilean food. He also has to do interviews and deal with hotels and airports, so I have been employed to do a crash course. Won't exactly be teaching by the book, and hope my cuisine and cooking vocabulary is up to it! Am looking forward to being busier though.
Yesterday I went on a trip to Glacier El Morado, in the Andes about 3hrs from Santiago. It was magic - such a beautiful day with great people in a stunning location. We met at the metro at 8am, which was early for a Saturday! I wasn't even sure I had all the details sorted as all the booking was done over email between me and the guide, in Spanish! But something I wrote must have made sense because he was expecting me. There were officially 8 of us, 6 Brazialians, a Chileno and me. There were also some friends of the Chileno, and some family of the guide, so we ended up with quite a good sized party. And I had to try and communicate in Spanish, because that was the only common language between us all. Everyone was very patient with me though, and I ended up having some good chats with people, I think! So we had 3 hrs in the minivan, 2 hrs of which was on a road that was worse than the Mount Hutt ski road, and resembled a 4WD track. I hit the roof quite a few times as the driver tore along the road at high speed.
We got to stop for a photo opportunity and stretch our legs, so here are a couple of shots from the road up there. This is the volcano, I am not sure of the name. It is on the border between Chile and Argentina, so we really were right up in the Andes. Most of the mountains bordering this and the adjacent valley which we were walking through are between 5000 and 6000m. It is active, though I couldn't establish when it last blew. Apparently it is a little worrying given the proximity of Santiago.
We aborted driving when faced with several large rocks and a large ditch, which apparently were not there last time this group came through here. It meant that our 3hr walk didn't actually begin until we had already been walking an hour... I thought that a 3hr walk up in the mountains would be fairly easy. It wasn't. I underestimated the effect that being at altitude, and actually walking uphill, could have. A couple of the women in our group actually couldn't do it and had to turn back. It wasn't that bad though as long as you were willing to take it slow. And of course it wasn't as hard as walking 100km in 30hrs! The views were so incredible that taking it slow wasn't really a problem, and I really did enjoy it.
Here is a picture looking back down the valley that we have just climbed up. It is impossible to get a sense of scale really, but if you look closely on the right of me, you can see a couple more people coming up the track.
We finally made it to the glacier late in the afternoon, and it was worth it. The views were stunning, both of the glacier and of the surrounding mountains. The foot of the glacier is about 3500m, the highest I have ever been! However, with some of the peaks overlooking us standing at 6000m, it was difficult to imagine
that were actually even that high.We hoofed it down the valley in two hours, as the light was fading fast. The last 20min or so was almost in the dark, and I was in the lead group. The ones behind us came in with a few scrapes and bruises from trying to deal with the scree in the dark. The stars were amazing, maybe because you are that much closer to them when you are up so high, but more likely because the air was so clear (and thin!). I saw the Southern Cross, and it made me think of home. I like that it doesn't matter where in the southern hemisphere I am, that I can see the southern cross. I tried to explain the significance of this to the Chileno guy, but I think something was lost in translation and that he now thinks I am some sort of pagan moon hippy who was insisting on something important to do with the stars, and was likely to produce a knife at any point and insist on him joining me in some sort of ritual.
Then it was back in the minivan for an unpleasant trip back down the bumpy shingle road, in the dark. I was feeling quite ill, probably from a combination of the horrible headache and congested sinuses which I could attribute equally to my cold and the altitude, the sun and wind burn, and car-sickness. I was very pleased when we hit a sealed road again! We arrived back in Santiago around 10pm, just as promised, and I got a taxi home and slept like a log.I had a fantastic time, and can't wait to get out exploring some more. At the moment though I have lessons to plan, and I have to pack all my stuff as I am moving tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the photos, this really is just a selection and there are more on Facebook.
Adios, KiwiKaz.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
I got somewhere to live today. It is with a Chilean guy, who is 34 and a freelance graphic designer. He speaks good English as he lived in Canada when he was young, which is good for having conversations but probably not so good for advancing my Spanish. At this stage it is more important to have someone I understand and trust than someone who only speaks Spanish!
Apartment is a bit rough, and quite old, but is clean and cheap. It is not as bad as a couple of my Dunedin flats, so I figure it will be OK. The location is good, two metro stops from the main metro line, and only about 5 stops in total to the centre of town (and therefore the office). The neighbourhood seems fairly safe too, though I won't be wandering around by myself late at night - common sense!
Am off to see a glacier on Saturday. A day trip, that goes up into the Andes to about 3500m apparently, and almost to the Argentinean border. Takes all day, should be fun. Hopefully it won't be cancelled like the other trips I keep trying to go on! Is with a tour company though so surely I will be OK. Might even manage to take some pictures.
Teaching is slowly picking up. Got another class today, though it is only temporary while another teacher is away for a few weeks. Still, anything is money and experience!
Better go, just wanted to share the good news that I am no longer a sponge, and am shaping up to being something of a responsible adult once again (I doubt I will ever be fully responsible with possessions and contracts and loans etc).
Adios, K
Apartment is a bit rough, and quite old, but is clean and cheap. It is not as bad as a couple of my Dunedin flats, so I figure it will be OK. The location is good, two metro stops from the main metro line, and only about 5 stops in total to the centre of town (and therefore the office). The neighbourhood seems fairly safe too, though I won't be wandering around by myself late at night - common sense!
Am off to see a glacier on Saturday. A day trip, that goes up into the Andes to about 3500m apparently, and almost to the Argentinean border. Takes all day, should be fun. Hopefully it won't be cancelled like the other trips I keep trying to go on! Is with a tour company though so surely I will be OK. Might even manage to take some pictures.
Teaching is slowly picking up. Got another class today, though it is only temporary while another teacher is away for a few weeks. Still, anything is money and experience!
Better go, just wanted to share the good news that I am no longer a sponge, and am shaping up to being something of a responsible adult once again (I doubt I will ever be fully responsible with possessions and contracts and loans etc).
Adios, K
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Hiya,
So another fairly quiet week. Things are starting to settle into some routine of me teaching, and filling in time. My teaching schedule is sparse, still with only the two classes, though I am assured that with new classes starting in the next couple of weeks the work is going to pick up. It had better... It is hard to find things to amuse myself with that are both interesting and don't cost too much!
Was supposed to be going to the beach house this weekend but something came up with the people I am staying with so they went to Talca instead and I am home alone again. They had a couple of friends over on Thursday night though which was a lot of fun. After quite a few piscos I think we all went to bed about 3am. It was a fun night - pisco loosens the tongue, and I think we all ended up speaking in some English Spanish fusion, which made for some good laughs.
I have been looking for a new house for a couple of weeks. It is quite hard, as all the students are looking for housing too, and not having a full time income yet it is difficult to judge what I am going to be able to afford. It will be good for me to be speaking Spanish full time at home though so I need to get brave and do something more solid about it soon!
I went shopping on Monday. Managed to catch the right bus to the big mall and had a good look around. They have some really nice clothes, but mostly they were out of my budget (being unemployed and everything!) Finally managed to find the Chilean equivalent of Target, and got some work clothes. Tried to find some shoes to go with them, but the two stores I was in didn't have size 40 shoes. Of course my Spanish doesn't extend to asking if they were simply sold out or if they don't make a size 40. I have yet to settle this point, though I suspect that given I am a head taller than most of the women, it is quite possible that my feet might be on the large end of the scale! I will keep working on it.
And I found the equivalent of the Vic market on Thursday. Though it is quite a bit dodgier than the Vic market, and takes up a whole suburb! Reminded me a little of Vietnam with people trying to dress me as I wandered through the very narrow lanes filled with clothes. Lucky I am now practised at politely declining things.
Anyway, that is about it for the week. I taught some classes, they are going well. Of course my student sent me a curve ball when I had finished designing the course and then she decided that "maybe" she wanted to take the IELTS exam, which would mean I have to change the entire structure that I had laid out. I am kind of hoping she might change her mind again. And next week I am shadowing another teacher to pick up a few tips. Should be interesting.
Thats the news for another week,
KiwiKaz
So another fairly quiet week. Things are starting to settle into some routine of me teaching, and filling in time. My teaching schedule is sparse, still with only the two classes, though I am assured that with new classes starting in the next couple of weeks the work is going to pick up. It had better... It is hard to find things to amuse myself with that are both interesting and don't cost too much!
Was supposed to be going to the beach house this weekend but something came up with the people I am staying with so they went to Talca instead and I am home alone again. They had a couple of friends over on Thursday night though which was a lot of fun. After quite a few piscos I think we all went to bed about 3am. It was a fun night - pisco loosens the tongue, and I think we all ended up speaking in some English Spanish fusion, which made for some good laughs.
I have been looking for a new house for a couple of weeks. It is quite hard, as all the students are looking for housing too, and not having a full time income yet it is difficult to judge what I am going to be able to afford. It will be good for me to be speaking Spanish full time at home though so I need to get brave and do something more solid about it soon!
I went shopping on Monday. Managed to catch the right bus to the big mall and had a good look around. They have some really nice clothes, but mostly they were out of my budget (being unemployed and everything!) Finally managed to find the Chilean equivalent of Target, and got some work clothes. Tried to find some shoes to go with them, but the two stores I was in didn't have size 40 shoes. Of course my Spanish doesn't extend to asking if they were simply sold out or if they don't make a size 40. I have yet to settle this point, though I suspect that given I am a head taller than most of the women, it is quite possible that my feet might be on the large end of the scale! I will keep working on it.
And I found the equivalent of the Vic market on Thursday. Though it is quite a bit dodgier than the Vic market, and takes up a whole suburb! Reminded me a little of Vietnam with people trying to dress me as I wandered through the very narrow lanes filled with clothes. Lucky I am now practised at politely declining things.
Anyway, that is about it for the week. I taught some classes, they are going well. Of course my student sent me a curve ball when I had finished designing the course and then she decided that "maybe" she wanted to take the IELTS exam, which would mean I have to change the entire structure that I had laid out. I am kind of hoping she might change her mind again. And next week I am shadowing another teacher to pick up a few tips. Should be interesting.
Thats the news for another week,
KiwiKaz
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Riot police
So today I was innocently on my way to a work meeting, and I came out of the metro not really paying attention to anything and was confronted with a large group of riot police and what looked like a tank. There didn't seem to be any mass disturbance or anything, they were just hanging out minding their own business, in their riot uniforms, as you do.... Turned out it actually wasn't a tank, only a water canon. They had what appeared to be a bit of a test fire when I was crossing the street (quickly in the other direction), which cleared that confusion up for me. I don't know what they were doing there, and no one else seemed particularly worried about their presence, so I guess it wasn't anything major. Apparently this happens near our office quite often, because we are right next to the Uni, and the students like to have a good riot every now and again. Apparently, it is really annoying when you go outside the office to go to a class and they have just let some tear gas off and you end up crying all the way to class... Annoying! That was the word my fellow teacher used! I think I might find it more that annoying! Anyway, it made for an interesting morning, and a good story! K
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Hi all,
So the posts are becoming less frequent, as things are quite same same here at the moment. The last week consisted of going to Spanish classes, and teaching (only one class that got cancelled twice which was a bit annoying).
I am all finished with Spanish classes for the moment - this doesn't mean I can speak Spanish, rather that I have run out of surplus money required for classes. I have the tools now to continue on by myself for a while now though. I really just need to get out and try practicing with people. It isn't easy though.
Class went well. My new boss is hilarious. The first night we both went to see the student (as I am taking over directly from my boss), and the student didn't show, so we bought a bottle of wine and went back to her house for drinks which I thought was a great idea! She has some good stories to tell, and seems nice, and extremely hard working! I had to go and teach the class myself the next night and the student is lovely. She is a fairly advanced level which makes things both easier (I can talk to her) and harder (the errors are more difficult to pick up and correct). She seemed quite flexible about topics that we can cover though which makes my job easier and more interesting. The school has lots of resources that we can work from, and books that we can mix and match activities from as we see fit. Hopefully I will get some more students really soon too, as I am going to have quite a bit of free time on my hands with no Spanish classes.
Spanish was a lot harder this week. I was in a class of six, with a fairly clear divide between the three good speakers, and the three poor speakers (like me). I understood the concepts but don't seem to have a fast enough brain to put it all together (or enough vocab) to say what I want to. It is frustrating. We were talking about our past jobs and somehow I managed to convey the fact that I like killing small animals (untrue), and that neurons are born in one place and 'have to walk around the brain to find their houses'. It was a very funny lesson.... Also, divorce was only legalised in Chile in 2004, and apparently in 2004 and 2005 there was 'an explosions of gays'. I never worked out if this was a coincidence or not. And what exactly does an 'explosion' of gays mean anyway? Did people start falling from the sky? It was an interesting way of describing the gradual acceptance of gay culture I think.
I was supposed to go to Valparaiso with my Spanish school yesterday (Saturday), but it was cancelled due to a lack of interest which was annoying. So I am messing around at home by myself again (the others are at a wedding). I am going to try going clothes shopping sometime this week, which will no doubt be an adventure (as I have to take a bus and could end up anywhere!). I am going to need some working clothes pretty soon I guess, so good excuse for a spot of shopping!
Righto, lots of fun things to do here like hanging out my washing, and then I might wander off to see a movie. The life of a lady of leisure - its pretty hard work!
Hasta luego,
KiwiKaz
So the posts are becoming less frequent, as things are quite same same here at the moment. The last week consisted of going to Spanish classes, and teaching (only one class that got cancelled twice which was a bit annoying).
I am all finished with Spanish classes for the moment - this doesn't mean I can speak Spanish, rather that I have run out of surplus money required for classes. I have the tools now to continue on by myself for a while now though. I really just need to get out and try practicing with people. It isn't easy though.
Class went well. My new boss is hilarious. The first night we both went to see the student (as I am taking over directly from my boss), and the student didn't show, so we bought a bottle of wine and went back to her house for drinks which I thought was a great idea! She has some good stories to tell, and seems nice, and extremely hard working! I had to go and teach the class myself the next night and the student is lovely. She is a fairly advanced level which makes things both easier (I can talk to her) and harder (the errors are more difficult to pick up and correct). She seemed quite flexible about topics that we can cover though which makes my job easier and more interesting. The school has lots of resources that we can work from, and books that we can mix and match activities from as we see fit. Hopefully I will get some more students really soon too, as I am going to have quite a bit of free time on my hands with no Spanish classes.
Spanish was a lot harder this week. I was in a class of six, with a fairly clear divide between the three good speakers, and the three poor speakers (like me). I understood the concepts but don't seem to have a fast enough brain to put it all together (or enough vocab) to say what I want to. It is frustrating. We were talking about our past jobs and somehow I managed to convey the fact that I like killing small animals (untrue), and that neurons are born in one place and 'have to walk around the brain to find their houses'. It was a very funny lesson.... Also, divorce was only legalised in Chile in 2004, and apparently in 2004 and 2005 there was 'an explosions of gays'. I never worked out if this was a coincidence or not. And what exactly does an 'explosion' of gays mean anyway? Did people start falling from the sky? It was an interesting way of describing the gradual acceptance of gay culture I think.
I was supposed to go to Valparaiso with my Spanish school yesterday (Saturday), but it was cancelled due to a lack of interest which was annoying. So I am messing around at home by myself again (the others are at a wedding). I am going to try going clothes shopping sometime this week, which will no doubt be an adventure (as I have to take a bus and could end up anywhere!). I am going to need some working clothes pretty soon I guess, so good excuse for a spot of shopping!
Righto, lots of fun things to do here like hanging out my washing, and then I might wander off to see a movie. The life of a lady of leisure - its pretty hard work!
Hasta luego,
KiwiKaz
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Hi all,So those of you on Facebook already know, that yes I did get two job offers on Friday (much to my relief). I have accepted a job at the second (smaller) school that I described in my previous posts, and have to go in for some training on Tuesday so will find out more then. I have to tell the other school on Monday what is happening. Turned out they were quite keen to have me and spent quite some time in Friday outlining some of the advantages of working with them, making me think quite hard about my decision. In the end it came down to working somewhere that would challenge me and allow me to be more creative with my classes. I also feel that the small school environment where the teachers know each other and can be supportive to one another would suit me better than at the larger school where I would become a teacher initial, among 70 others. I hope that I made the right decision - only time will tell.
This weekend I was home alone again. Yesterday was threatening rain, and although we had some impressive thunder and lightening but no rain, I opted for an inside day. Today I went exploring to Plaza Nunoa. It is quite a pretty spot with restaurants and cafe's around it. Apparently at night during the week it is very busy - not so much on a Sunday afternoon though. Here are a couple of pics, but it looks fairly standard for a Chilean plaza on a nice day!
The other weekend I went to Parque Quinta normal. I don
't remember if I wrote about it or not. Anyway, I took some pics there too which I am just going to add on the bottom here. It is a large park on the other side of Santiago to where I am, containing about 6 museums. It has a massive boulevard through the middle, but there is no public traffic so it is quite peaceful. Its a really popular spot on a Sunday (when I was there) for families, as it has lots of trees, soccer fields, fountains, a lake, and a pool. People weren't just swimming in the pool either.... There is a bizarre looking theatre at one end of the boulevard, which is very ornate, down to the jester sitting in the railings on the first floor.The outside of the modern art museum is covered in very cool graf art, which I got some shots of. Actually there are quite a few places in the city that has really good street art.
Santiago is really almost like two cities it seems. There are the affluent, safe and prosperous neighbourhoods lying to the North and East, and the poorer areas in the South and West of the city. The area I am staying in, Nunoa (East), is really like any suburb in Christchurch, but with more trees. There is also a strange dichotomy of really beautiful old colonial style buildings which look as though they have stood for a few hundred years, flanked by enormous ugly apartment blocks that extend to the sky for 20 floors or more. While I find it hard sometimes to believe that this is a third world country, I am guessing that it is just that I live in a different part of the city to other people, and it is this gap that characterises the development of the country.
This week I am back to Spanish classes, which I am really looking forward to. All the time I am understanding more and more about what is going on around me, but I still struggle to answer people. I don't know enough words, and conjugating verbs to get the tense right is still often beyond me. It means I do a lot of hand waving.... I am off to Vina del Mar for the weekend in two weeks with Tuca, Miguel and a whole bunch of their friends, many of whom don't speak Spanish, so I would really like to try and get a handle on a bit more before then. For anyone who is interested, the BBC have a fantastic site for learning Spanish phrases for travelling, which has a 'soap opera style' movie that goes along teaching you things. I have found it fairly basic, but good for practice, and quite entertaining! Have a look: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/
Went to the movies all by myself this week too. Managed to get there, and buy a ticket to the correct film at the correct time. I was very proud. Saw Slumdog Millionaire, and absolutely loved it! Most of it was in English with Spanish subtitles, but there parts that were in Hindi with Spanish subtitles which was challenging. I understood what was happening though which was good. It made me laugh and cry, and I would recommend seeing it!
OK, thats enough for now.
Hasta luego,
KiwiKaz
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