Dear Spanish professor, ...uh, what?

So...we've started classes.

The classes with the program aren't difficult. Catalán is a bizarre language. I didn't have a class at la Universitat de Barcelona until today, actually, because both of my classes at the university were cancelled on the first day....what are Spanish professors doing with their lives?

So today, I finally had my first real Spanish class. My only response was: "lolwut?"

The syllabus itself is weird. The professor basically told us, "Here are a bunch of recommended works. I would REALLY RECOMMEND that you read these two, but we won't use them in class, and this is the only one that we'll be using in class, if you want to buy it." The syllabus just gives the days that "paper 1, 2, and 3" are due (but I'm pretty sure that's all of the details we'll be getting about papers 1, 2, and 3)...and that's about it.

Hello, where is my calendar with listed dates of when to read what? Where is the paragraph that says "I want 3 twelve page papers, one these dates"? Where is the part that says "YOU HAVE TO DO THIS"  instead of "eh, maybe you'd want to read this?" What is this country? It's hysterical. I don't even know when the final exam is!

And he talked. Really. Really. Really fast.

On the bright side, the material seems fascinating. Worth it? I hope so.

I also met with my internship boss today. My Spanish was extremely botched and I ended up waiting in the wrong place for her, but she is super sweet and we were both wearing purple (bonus points). She also decided that she is going to call me Megan for now on, because it's easier, which I really thought was fantastic (Spaniards can't pronounce "Haley", the "H" at a beginning of a word and "ay" sounds both do not exist in Spanish. lolz). It sounds like I'm going to be doing some project with the Spanish language department, that involves translating spanish academic articles to english and then putting them on a website? I don't know for sure yet, but it sounds interesting.

I went to the beach on Tuesday and my friend and I are going again tomorrow after class. I am so excited. Paris in 32 hours!!!!