A big thanks to Jacob for making yet another awesome video. This shows the tail end of the year, starting with a timelapse of us in SOL- with the reflection of the glass exit of the Metro. (Me, Caroline, Jacob, and Alex) Following are some shots of the Basque Country, Madrid, the AFS group in the north, and our trip back..the plane, hostel, Swiss airport, etc.
Las Finales from Jacob Spetzler on Vimeo.
Yesterday seems so far away...
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Hey Mary Beth! I am an exchange student currently living in Gijon, Spain and I was wondering how much I should study every night? Haha I know it might be a hard question to answer,but my teachers don't give us a ton of homework and I have no idea how difficult the tests will be. (Obviously very hard, because I dont speak spanish yet, but I kinda mean compared to US tests what are they like.) Sorry that is a terrible sentence. And by the end of your trip how fluent did you feel you were? How was your speaking compared to native spanish speaker? Thanks!
ReplyDeletehey!! wow I am so sorry for not responding to you earlier, i overlooked this in my list of comments. for studying ever night? ehh...eh... haha.. uhh.. well let's say that it shouldnt ruin your exchange experience- you're there to experience a new life and all so dont let it stop you from enjoying other things if you know what i mean ;) i guess i would just focus on learning spanish, and maybe review some vocab in areas that you dont understand. tests were super difficultl for me and most times i had to ask a teacher to really let me know what i had to study, and they would narrow it down. other teachers flat out told me they wouldnt pass me reguardless of what i did. i'd talk to your teachers and see what they expect from you, and go from there. also, make sure you know what type of credit you need when you go back... whether it's pass/fail/audit/ or whatever they are asking for. at the end of the year i felt pretty confident in everything minus schoolwork. school is still a totally different level of language and i still struggled at the end..granted i spoke quite a bit of english with other afsers the first half of the year. but it was worth it, i got more from that. conversationally its not a problem for me, and compared to the native speaker, well, hm.. i might word things a bit weird once in a while but overall it was pretty good. hope this helps! :D
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