I’m keeping up with my small monthly goals, so here’s how I did for March.
- Travel more. Done! I went to Ávila, Salamanca, and Segovia, as well as planned more trips. And I’m in California right now!
- Try the super cute new panadería by my house. Done! There’ll be a post about it soon because it was so great. UPDATE: Here it is!
- Catalannnnn. Oh, still “pendiente”. Haha oops. I’ve been saying I need to start pretty much since I got to Barcelona…it WILL happen.
- Exercise more. Yep, I’m biking pretty much everywhere again. I haven’t started the yoga class I wanted to yet though.
- Learn one more recipe, and go to one more language exchange night. Actually I went to the language exchange night almost every week this month. The recipe…well, I watched my roommate cook some Turkish soup. So I know how to make it, even though I didn’t actually cook it. That counts, right?
- Go to the beach more! Yep, it’s warming up so I’ve been the past three weekends. I even spent St. Patrick’s Day at the beach.
March’s total: 5/6, being generous and counting half-completed ones – pretty good!
Here’s what I want to do for April:
- Acquire and read a magazine in Spanish.
- Do my new sprint workout to get in shape for partying and sunning myself in IBIZA!
- Buy more fruit from the market by my house instead of the supermarket.
- Do exercises in my Spanish verbs workbook.
- Have a house party! (Not such a lofty goal, but it’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. And hey, I’m 23 and living in Barcelona!)
- Use my SLR camera more often. I just got some shots printed and I was shocked at how much I’d improved since I started – it’s definitely inspiration to keep practicing.
- Catalan. Okay. Really this time!
Currently reading: The Dexterseries by Jeff Lindsay, which is even more gruesome than the T.V. series (if you can believe it).
Currently listening to: “Bohemian Like You” by the Dandy Warhols.
Besos!
-Jess
Are you going to take the free Catalan classes from the Generalitat? The only expense is the 12 euro book and 6 hours a week 🙂
Yep, I just signed up today! Have you taken them? How are they?
They’re great! I’m in Basic 2 right now. The teachers only speak in Catalan so it’s full immersion and you learn quickly. Basic 1 focuses on comprehension and you’ll learn the present tense, and I’m told Basic 2 is more for speaking. Plus Espai Avinyo organizes excursions for students to practice catalan every month. They do cooking classes, photography meetings, I got to go see castellers practice…and it’s all free for students. The info is here if you are interested: http://blocs.cpnl.cat/espaiavinyo/activitats-alumnes/
Oh wow, that looks awesome! I’m even happier I signed up now. Thanks so much!
no prob!