Overall, I had a pretty good Monday, besides starting it at 6:40am to get ready to go to school.
We went to school and assisted the teacher as she prepared the students for a standardized test called PIENSE, which is an acronym that also means "think!" in Spanish. Since we're teaching 6th grade, our students have to take this test to test their abilities in math, English, Spanish, and comprehension to get into high school. Jenn and I assist individually while our teacher directs the class.
Later, we went to Walgreens to get some things we needed and most importantly, Nutella. It's the best thing and the most economical way to get chocolate, since a bag of mini snickers costs around $4 here. On the way back, we saw a lot of students in a froyo shop so we stopped in there. The frozen yogurts they make are all natural with tropical fruits. We got a small cup of tamarindo flavor and a small Nutella milk shake to share. We have to go back soon to try all the flavors.
After getting some work done, it was time for TACOS! I had been dreaming about the tacos I saw at the taqueria because they sounded authentic, so we went there for dinner with our friend Caleb. They were great! They had cilantro, onion, lime and salsa picante, exactly how I like them. I liked them so much I ordered my first order of 2 and then went back for 2 more.
The girls from Massachusetts told us about a free trial class of yoga in the neighborhood, so we went there afterwards. It ended up being 2 hours long, but I feel relaxed. It was fun to do because the teacher only spoke Spanish and I got to hear how a yoga class is held in another language. If we want to go back, it's $13 a session or $40 a month, so I think we will see if the rec center has any classes first and then think about it, since we'll only be getting busier in the classroom as time goes on.
Well, we had Nutella, froyo, tacos, and yoga in Puerto Rico. A few of my favorite things all in a place that I'm falling in love with.
Nos vemos :).
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Monday, December 28, 2009
Out and About in Landsberg
Today, Tiffany and I decided to go out to downtown Landsberg to do a little shopping. We woke up early to walk there, and it wasn't that cold out and it only takes about 15 minutes to get into town.
First, we stopped at the "1 euro store" which is just like our dollar store, but in a different currency. We thought maybe we could get some cheap souveneirs, but they didn't really have much there. Next, we stopped at a clothing store and saw a lot cute things, but it was all really expensive. I saw a pair of jeans for 129 euro! We asked the guy there where the ATM was because we hadn't gotten money out yet, and he didn't know what an ATM was. I described it to him and he directed us to the right place. Other stores we stopped in were filled with appliances and kitchenware. These types of things here look very modern and IKEA-esque. We were looking for ice cube trays because nobody has ice here, and luckily we found still water (water without carbonation). We went to a bakery for a snack, and the lady there didn't speak English, but she asked if I spoke Spanish. I was really excited to practice with her so I got to order in Spanish and ask her a few questions about the different pastries and drinks she had in the bakery. It was so much easier to understand her this way. There are a lot of tea houses and bakeries in town, so we stopped in those to buy candies and teas for my aunt and mom. Every shop is so cute, and it kind of reminded me of Frankenmuth, MI. For lunch, we stopped in a bakery and had sandwiches. We didn't want to stop in an authentic German restaurant because we couldn't understand the menu. The sandwiches had ham, sliced deviled egg, lettuce on sesame bread. They were really good, and you could tell they probably made the bread there that morning. We were so excited to eat something familiar to us. We went to grocery and convenient stores and they had most of the same stuff they have in America. Some of the cereals were the same, and of course they had really big jars of nutella. While we were in the grocery store, one lady just kept talking to us in German, so Tiff and I just laughed and nodded like we knew what was going on. I didn't want to interrupt her to say we couldn't speak German.
We walked home and did some dishes and we want to get a Pizza later at one of the restaurants. I think Tiff and I are going to bed early tonight even if Jess and Chris go out.
First, we stopped at the "1 euro store" which is just like our dollar store, but in a different currency. We thought maybe we could get some cheap souveneirs, but they didn't really have much there. Next, we stopped at a clothing store and saw a lot cute things, but it was all really expensive. I saw a pair of jeans for 129 euro! We asked the guy there where the ATM was because we hadn't gotten money out yet, and he didn't know what an ATM was. I described it to him and he directed us to the right place. Other stores we stopped in were filled with appliances and kitchenware. These types of things here look very modern and IKEA-esque. We were looking for ice cube trays because nobody has ice here, and luckily we found still water (water without carbonation). We went to a bakery for a snack, and the lady there didn't speak English, but she asked if I spoke Spanish. I was really excited to practice with her so I got to order in Spanish and ask her a few questions about the different pastries and drinks she had in the bakery. It was so much easier to understand her this way. There are a lot of tea houses and bakeries in town, so we stopped in those to buy candies and teas for my aunt and mom. Every shop is so cute, and it kind of reminded me of Frankenmuth, MI. For lunch, we stopped in a bakery and had sandwiches. We didn't want to stop in an authentic German restaurant because we couldn't understand the menu. The sandwiches had ham, sliced deviled egg, lettuce on sesame bread. They were really good, and you could tell they probably made the bread there that morning. We were so excited to eat something familiar to us. We went to grocery and convenient stores and they had most of the same stuff they have in America. Some of the cereals were the same, and of course they had really big jars of nutella. While we were in the grocery store, one lady just kept talking to us in German, so Tiff and I just laughed and nodded like we knew what was going on. I didn't want to interrupt her to say we couldn't speak German.
We walked home and did some dishes and we want to get a Pizza later at one of the restaurants. I think Tiff and I are going to bed early tonight even if Jess and Chris go out.
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