Not much was happening on Sunday then we decided to go to the hairdressers (but I was definitely not having anything done to my hair!) We eventually found one, after some very interesting directions from a man in a clothes shop. I thought I'd get my nails done (for £2) whilst the others had their hair done so I didn't have quite as long to wait around. 4 hours later we made it out! Trying to explain what haircut and colour (!) you want when none of us spoke much Spanish and they spoke no English was very interesting. Anyway, it all worked out OK. And my nails actually look half decent for once!
We had a "Colombian tradition" wafer snack thing on the way home - they are very nice. A wafer sandwhich with butterscotch and jam in the middle. Then we went to an Italian that had been recommended by some other people at the hostel. The food was delicious, and it was quite a smart place but for 3 courses and 2 beers it came to £10! Then had an early night ready for our very early morning today!
I had to be at the Spanish school for 8am which involved leaving just before 7am to get there. Alice and Chris offered to go early with me so as I didn't get lost. I had my written exam when I got there, which was pretty much impossible to do. Think I've been put in the very basic class, but its actually quite good because there is only me and one other girl. Some of the stuff I know really well, but other stuff I haven't got a clue with. We have 3 hours of lessons but it goes pretty quick. I think the other students there get more out of it because they all go off for lunch together and do activities in the afternoon but we have to leave straight away to go to the teaching placement.
It takes about an hour to get to the teaching placement from the Spanish classes. Today we had lunch with one of the women that we teach. She is an artist and her house is full of her work. She made is a traditional Colombian meal - chicken soup, chicken on the bone, rice, potatoes and very nice home made guacamale. It was different, but quite nice. She takes her two grand daughters who are twins to the classes with her.
The teaching was much better than I thought it would be, though there were only about half the amount of people there to normal. The kids are really cute, and they have better spelling of English words than most English children their own age. A lot of them are young children who go with their parents or grandparents.
Tomorrow we are having lunch with a father and son from the lessons and then going to a party with the Bogota branch of the organisation we will be working for in Cartagena. Then Wednesday is a fiesta so there are no Spanish lessons and no Spanish class but we have lunch with the mother of two boys we teach.
Today has been a very long day so not doing much tonight - need some sleep.
Night night
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