Tarragona, la capital romana

Queridos amigos -- I dont have much time and I cant do apostrophes but I am doing very well! Spain has been incredible so far. Never thought my language skills could improve so much in so little time... and in a week when I move in with a host family that only speaks Spanish, things will move even more quickly. I can carry on conversations with bellhops, housekeepers, bartenders, waiters, and friends more easily than I ever thought possible! And Spanish TV has never been so digestible.

I have pictures but cant upload them until I get to Madrid! But you can imagine... were in the old Roman provinicial capital, Tarragona (Wikipedia it!) and it is incredible. Remnants of a Roman coliseum and a Roman circus remain in the town with a pretty cool museum. Also, its right on the Mediterranean!!! So weve been swimming in the sea every day. Such calm, warm, and clear waters! Ive never been in anything like it.

For now this is about all I have time to write. I will post pictures of Tarragona's Festival de Sant Magí (in the local language, Catalunyan) and the insanity that THAT was.

A rundown of our modified itinerary: tomorrow, we leave for the city of Gerona, about which I know nothing except that its in the neighboring province of Lleida... Then its off for four nights where our seminar group Mare Nostrum meets up with one of the others, EuroVision... our Spanish will be much, much better haha. After that, its off to Madrid to really get this thing started. Registering for classes tonight and finding out what my host family will be like.

Hope that all is well with everyone back in the States. If you send me an email I will try to respond. Or comment here or on Facebook... Starting on the 25th I will have internet full-time (maybe) and will be able to be online more. (But not so much more that I dont go out and have a good time!)

Watch for postcards in the coming months. Best I can send now is an abrazo fuerte... ¡Qué todos vayan bien!