So on sun and Monday I frantically did some web based research on Spanish language schools in Cadiz and Seville. I wrote both of them and surprisingly received answers from not one but two via the mobile devices the same day. I picked Spanish in Cadiz. SIC.
I was feeling a bit nervous because they were outside the center of town and were about 50E cheaper on the week's package. But once I walked in and saw the setup I was relieved. I checked in and filled out the registration paperwork. Photo registration and a passport check are now mandatory thanks to the Madrid bombers. Apparently the Madrid bombers were aspiring Spanish students. Anyways within 30 min of arrival and a quick online test which I am sure I performed questionably on I was thrown into a basic Spanish grammar class.
The conversation level is fast an furious and I am stammering to keep up. In my class I have two Italian guys, and a Danish and Italian girl. The guys are in their final year of law school but are studying in Spain in so they can take the bar equivalent exam in Spain. Apparently you have ONLY two chances to pass in Italy, France and Germany and the pass rate is like 20% - somewhat unbelievable. If you don't pass you don't become a lawyer. Well thank god for our friends south of border, if you take the same exam in Spain...you have unlimited chances. Everyone says it is a loophole that will soon be closed, however my colleagues are smartly hedging their bets. Conversation is lively and is remotely Spanitalian, that is Spanish with an Italian cadence.
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