Semana Santa, school, and everything in between

OK so I really suck at this whole blog thing. I dont even know when the last time I wrote was SOOO i'm just going to assume it was around the first week of school. 


oh school.


its easy, yet hard at the same time.  I mean, to grasp the concepts taught in spanish is the hardest part. all the homework is just busy work, which is lame when i could be laying on a beach instead. but that's all i'm gong to say about school, cuz really, that's a minor part of this trip. 


This week is Semana Santa or literally "saint week." This is by far one of the biggest holidays in the hispanic culture and I am so excited to be here for it. Yesterday we ran into the first procession of this week and it was more creepy then anything.  All the men were dressed head to toe in black. EVERYTHING covered in black, even faces, hands, let me re-iterate EVERRRYYYTHINGGG :) It was accompanied with a slow drum rhythm of snare and bass (you'll see in the video and pic I post) it was kind of a truly awesome experience. Best part is that there are processions every day!! I am going to try and get videos of all of them. They also carry a HUGE float with like a life size statue of different figures which are incredibly detailed and hand made!! 


This week is my first paper assignment, but we only have class 3 days, which is awesome, and then a 4 day weekend. We actually have two 4 day weekends in a row!! how awesome is that?! bad news of that is that we have to make up the days we have off :\ 


Lots of changes are happening and they're all amazing. This trip so far has forced me to learn some things about me and make some hard decisions. Overall, this is the best experience of my life and I wouldn't change anything. I miss all my friends and family so much, but this trip has really helped me grow as an individual so far so I can't wait to see what is in store for the rest of the 6 weeks!! 


hasta luego!!