September 8, 2011

September 8, 2011

I took a yoga class in Spanish yesterday. It was awesome. Not only did I get to practice my Spanish but I felt super mellow and relaxed afterwards. It was one of those things where you can try a class out for free and then decide if you want to join or now. A few friends and I are thinking about doing it. I think it would be a great experience since it’s in Spanish and it’s not actually through the university. I really just felt awesome afterwards. AND I learned some new words. Loved it.

Claire and I decided to walk around the city to see all the casetas (booths selling food/beer/wine) that were set up for La Fiesta de Salamanca. We came across a little place selling ‘Tinto Verano’ and decided to grab a glass and sit down to chat. Tinto Verano is this delicious wine drink which pretty much translates to ‘summer red wine.’ It has red wine, citrus flavored sparkling water, and ice. It is very good. Anyways, we were sitting there just drinking our vino tinto and then I see my old man friend Manuel. He comes over and Claire and I chat with him for a while. He said that he would take us to get jamon iberica at a restaurant some time. So friendly. Getting to know the locals = win.

                Also, for La Fiesta de Salamanca there have been free concerts in La Plaza Mayor this week. They are actually pretty legit. We have drank vino and watched them a couple of nights. There were also fireworks the other night. It was so cool to watch them from in between the buildings. We had to stand in a random side street to see them since the buildings are too tall.

I love spain.