What in the hell is a Reflexive Verb??

Hey all,

Things are going well in Antigua. Have now completed a couple of days of tutoring. Not sure if I´m making progress, or if I´m just getting more confused. I spent the majority of the day doing verb conjucations using verbs and nouns that I have no clue what they are. It also doesn´t help that I have absolutely no clue about English grammar. My tutor keeps referring to all these English terms so that it will make it easier to understand the Spanish. I finally had to tell her that I had no clue what the English terms actually meant. She has her work cut out for her.

The tutor is great though. She is super nice, and she speaks fabulous English (unlike the first one). She´s a 28 year old mother of one. She gets about $60 for tutoring me for the week, which is enough to keep her in the middle to upper class range in Guatemala (judging by her Razor cell phone). She has been pretty patient with me. When I was going over my notes this morning though, I think I may be slightly more lost. I may have to just stick with the grunt and point.

Things are great with the family that I´m staying with. The lady keeps trying to speak Spanish to me, but all I keep saying is ´Ci, ci´. Hopefully shes not asking me anything too complicated! First meal at the house: mini potatoes, white rice, and (drumroll)..........a fried egg. Ha! Pretty tastey though actually. Now that I think of it, I haven´t had meat since I got into the house. Last night´s meal was beans, some kind of salad, and fried bananas.

I´m loving the fact that I have my own room. Have been sleeping A LOT over the past couple of days. Naps before class, in between class, and then after class. Kind of reminds me of my first year and UNBSJ (Chris, remember taking those naps out in the old green Celebrity in between classes.....Ha!!).

Loving the fact that I now have my own guitar. I wouldn´t accuse it of being too concerned with staying in tune, but it´s a nice little guitar anyway. Still adjusting to the nylon strings.....definitely a different sound. I´ve already started writing my first song in Spanish, ´Quisiera un Batido de Banano´ (I Would Like a Banana Milkshake).

I´ve posted some pics from Antigua. The volcano pics are included. I realized afterward that I went a little crazy with the camera when I was up there, so I only posted a few. Enjoy.

R

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