Català.

Okay, for everyone who doesn't know what Català is. It is a regional dialect spoken in Catalunya, Spain. That is an area in the north east - kind of like a state. Everyone wants to separate and become their own country in Europe instead of being part of Spain. Catalan is it´s own language but very similar to French and Spanish, it is one of the latin routed languages. Here is a quick example of a general sentence in Català: Jo estic força bé. Vull anar a la platja. Tinc setze anys i tens 15 anys. L'edifici és blau. Ens agrada Espanya. L'educació és bona per a vostè. M'agrada raïm i pomes. Okay here is the translation: I am really good. I want to go to the beach. I am 16 years old and you are 15 years old. The building is blue. We like Spain. Education is good for you. I like grapes and apples. :) I am actually getting pretty used to hearing it all day - hearing Castellano is a relief now. I have one class in Castellano and I can actually understand a little! Today in school, during FILOSOFÍA, the school counselor came in and started talking. I didn't understand but then all the sudden I heard my name and "Estats Units" and everyone looked at me. My friend next to me whispered that she was talking about me and how I would start tutoring someone in English and they would tutor me in Catalán and they were wondering if anyone was interested. It wasn't that bad but I was really embarrassed. When I got home, I went to the library with two other friends and we studied and it was fun! Then I went on a walk with one of them (her name is Mo - its her nickname) and I ate dinner at her house! It was really fun to get out of my house and be with other people my age for a while! I am starting to study Català outside of school with books and a tutor. It isn't that bad but super irregular and much harder than Castellano. There are so many things I like here! The public transport is super nice! I can go anywhere I want when I want! I haven't yet, but probably in the future I will use this opportunity! Before I came here I knew that there would be many things I would learn here...I just didn't know what. I am starting to understand that the things you go through are things you would have never expected! I miss the weirdest things about home! It's not bad, I just notice that I miss them! For example, I miss knowing things, where I am going, how long it will take, understanding everything... Its normal but it is still super weird! Sorry I don't have any pics right now! My next post will! Okay one last story, today at school something happened in first hour! Well for starts, I got to school awkwardly late. But about halfway through the class I looked over to see some boys looking at me and touching their noses. Then a girl said my name, and I looked at her and she touched her nose almost motioning that I had something on mine. Then she pointed to her nose and said something but I assumed I had like a booger hanging out. So I heard a few guys and her ask something like "do you have a tissue?" but it was in Castellano of course. I freaked out! Well not really, I just got the most red I have ever been in my life and turned away and covered my nose and didn't talk to anyone for the rest of the class. It was horrible! And it seemed like everyone was laughing! After, the girl came up to me and said she was sick and that she needed a tissue and was asking me if I had one. She said no one was laughing at me but it was still horrible! I mean, if I can't understand you speaking Català clearly to me how can I understand mouth words? But its over now haha... good story I guess. Another thing is that in History, we have assigned seats and I sit next to people who laugh at me whenever I speak because I sound funny. I know its fun to impress their friends by laughing at me, but I will always remember them as the kids who made fun of me! Its everyday too. It makes me appreciate the people who are really nice to me too! I am started to get a little more comfortable...I have a few friends now and when we can just hangout during school it is pretty fun! :) I got a letter from my grandma back in the States today so I am looking forward to reading it!