Alcalingua

Today is the first day of my intensive spanish language classes in the building called the Colegio de los Irlandeses (Irish College). The spanish courses are put on by the Universidad de Alcalá and the language school is called Alcalingua. I really like the location of the college because it´s down a long narrow street and it´s almost as if it were hidden in the Plaza de los Irlandeses.

I am almost positive that my classes will be Monday through Thursday 4 to 8:30 with a 30 minutes break. It´s a great schedule because it allows us Erasmus students to hang out after class for a long time and sleep in- I´m a huge fan.


( this picture on the bottom left is of Alcalingua taken across the Plaza de los Irlandeses- on the other side of the pictured building is the narrow street).

I took the spanish level test last friday, and today I have to go by Alcalingua in order to see what my spanish level actually is- I´m a bit nervous.

The spanish language level test is composed of 100 multiple choice questions- some very easy and some pretty tricky (some questions asked about spanish expressions that I´ll hopefully learn more about as I live here). Also, there was a very short composition portion (I feel composition is my strongpoint in Spanish), as well as a brief 2-3 minute conversation portion which was very awkward for me because the lady was trying to just " have a conversation with me," but I knew what was REALLY going on so I was definitely aware of the fact that her eyes were trying to peer through to the Spanish section of my brain- not fun.

I will be in Alcalingua until my university classes start which is the 21st of September.
Wish me luck!