elo estefany!

That's what I hear whenever I go into one of my classrooms or run into a student walking around the school.  As I was leaving school today to catch the bus and a few students said, "elo Estefany" (Hello, Stephanie!) I realised that I can defintely get used to this "teaching" thing and actually look forward to seeing them every week.  I hope soon my novelty wears off and we can learn a lot from each other, especially my preschool and second grade class.  I think once I can understand them speaking super fast and without regard for my language barrier, I will be set with my Spanish! 

It's Thursday night here in Málaga and my work week ended at 2pm this afternoon, but it only had three days in it anyways because yesterday was a National Holiday to celebrate Cristobol Colon "discovering the Americas."  I spent the day laying on the beach for about five hours. That's right, baking in the sun on the beach in the middle of October. And what do I plan on doing for my day off tomorrow? The beach. But a different one, about 15 minutes away on the bus :)

Here are some pictures of the last two weeks I've been here. I hope to update more  frequently once my internet gets sorted out.

here the water is up to my knees, but you can still see your feet when the water is up to you're armpits!

my friends and I caught about 20 hermit crabs, each with a different shell.

a view from the beach, towards the port/where I live.

the Mediterranean, at Nerja.

the beach, from sitting on my towel. Nerja.

enjoying some tinto de verano. with my friend, Michael.

at the reception after the teacher assistant's meeting. with my two roommates (Leona, left and Lauren on the right).
(p.s. that's Leona's boyfriend on the far left and another assistant at my school in the background)