Today was going to be a busy day as I had 4 out of my 5 classes and would also be starting my first day of salsa-casino dance lessons.
After Relaciones Internacionales I talked to the professor and asked her if I could meet her tomorrrow in the morning. John and Ryan asked if they could come as well.
At 12:00 I walked over to the Fuente Neuva Campus and found the "Pabellón 1" giant rec center. With my payment stub in hand, I asked where I was supposed to be and was led to the opposite side of the building. There I met my salsa dancing teacher, Nelson, a black cuban with long dreadlocks, earrings, and a NY baseball hat. He looked straight out of hip-hop. I helped him set up some tables and turned in my payment receipt. As the other students showed up, I found myself to be the only boy among 15 girls. Great ratio, but I think it would be better if there were more guys in the class as all eyes were on me when we did the basic steps. After giving us a brief introduction, we got into lines (I'm last in the back) and went over different steps. He would yell "¡giro!," turn, so we could practice our spins. This class is "salsa-casino" so we'll be learning a mixture of Salsa, Meringue, and a "Cha-cha like" dance that I forget the name of. Nelson and one of the girls who had taken his class before did some advanced moves. He is a great dancer and good teacher. I'm sure it will be a fun class and if nothing else I can say that I did something completely different and new to me while I was here in Spain.
The rest of my classes went well that afternoon. Back home we had a "family meeting" as we all sat down and discussed responsibilities around the apartment and wrote out a calendar for when people have to take out the trash and clean up the apartment. Before going to bed, I goofed around with Antonio and Alberto as we tried to hang up more posters around the piso.
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