Everyday I'm Hustling: My Daily Schedule

My Spanish business class

     Without my schedule, I am nothing.  I have trouble relaxing for extended period of time (more than 12 hours.)  There is something inside of my that needs to feel productive in order for me to be happy.  Although I encountered different meal times here in Spain, I am certainly not taking a semester vacation.  My schedule is as follows:

Kanye's workout plan

	Lunes	Martes	Miercoles	Jueves	Viernes
7:30	Wake up	Wake up	Wake up	Wake up	Wake up
8	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
8:30	Leave casa	Leave casa	Leave casa	Leave casa	Leave casa
9-11am	Grammar	Grammar	Grammar	Grammar	Grammar
11-12pm	History	History	History	History	History
12:15	Snack/HW	Snack/HW	Snack/HW	Snack/HW	Snack/HW
1:15-2:15	Business	Business	Business	Business	Business
2:45	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
4	Run	Run	Run	Run	Run
6:15-7:30	Literature	Culture	Literature	Culture	FREE
8-9pm	HW	HW	HW	HW	Tapas
9pm	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner
10pm	HW	HW	HW	HW	HW
12:30	Bed	Bed	Bed	Go Out	Go Out

     I have 5 hours 15 minutes of class every. single. day.  I'm honestly not used to sitting on my badonkadonk for so long... any suggestions on where I can find one of those donut seat cushions for people who broke their collar bone???  However, the more involved and active I am in class, the quicker it passes.

     After so much sitting, I like to run around the city in a different direction everyday.  I love seeing the whole city because it dates back to the Roman empire.  I finish up with some classy YouTube yoga in my cubicle room (I can't even extend myself diagonally without hitting the walls.)  But I'm not complaining because I love my room, my host mother, and Spain in general.  It's possible that I'll miss my flight back to the US if I can find an internship here :) more on that and the horrible state of the Spanish economy later...

V and Sophia in history class

     Many people ignorantly think that because Spaniards usually take a break for lunch and possibly a siesta, that everyone here is lazy.  This is far from the truth.  Here is a list of things that I have learned about Spanish culture.

1. Only children and the elderly take siestas.  Adults usually work.
2. Because they take a midday break, Spaniards work until 8 or 9pm.
3. Lunch, instead of dinner, is the time that families are supposed to be together and interact with each other.
4. Since they eat lunch so late, it is custom for your stomach to growl everyday.