Spanish Doctor

So I had my first experience with the Spanish doctor yesterday. My throat has been a little sore for a few days and felt swollen so I decided to give the doctor a try when advil didn't seem to be solving the problem. I asked our program coordinator where I could find a doctor who spoke English and she said there was one right around the corner from school. Needless to say, it wasn't the easiest place to find. It was in what looked like an apartment complex and you had to ring the doorbell to get in. But once I was in there was only a waiting room of like 20 80-year-olds. Reception desk? Nope. So after standing around for awhile I tried to explain that I needed to see the doctor and a nurse assured me I would...i thought it was doubtful. But after about 15 minutes I walked into the doctor's office. And that's literally exactly what it was...an office. The doctor sat on one side of his desk, with me on the other. He opened his laptop and started getting information from me and then looked at my throat and informs me I most definitely have an infection. (and he actually did not speak english so that was fun) Great. But I took my prescription and walked right over to the pharmacy and they handed me my prescriptions right then and there. No waiting neccesary! Win.

I also had my first experience as an english tutor yesterday. Our school here in Madrid has this program where they will set you up with a family and you can teach english class for 12 euros an hour. So yesterday, after getting extremely lost for about 45 minutes, I find my family which consists of a 10-year-old boy named Fernando and a 7-year-old girl named Alejandra. they know a little bit of English and the little girl understands English when I speak to her but she only will respond to me in Spanish. So I spend an hour with each of them. I'm trying to think of fun activities to do with them to make their lessons more exciting because I feel like they were bored last time.

Currently our senora is visiting her sick mom on the other side of Spain so her son and daughter are staying with us. They're very nice and speak some English.

Most exciting though, this weekend we will be heading to Barcelona! Woo! And then on Tuesday we are taking a class trip to Andalucia for 4 days!