Hamsters (for my class)

Just to answer the new questions:

Any new pickpockets, yet? Yes, my friend from school (she´s Dutch) told me how she lost her purse. She and some friends were around a very small table and she had her purse on the ground in front of her, between her feet. Anyway, what they do is hook purses with a cord and pull them out slowly without people noticing. That way you think everything is fine because no one comes close to your table. She lost everything!!! Any cheese factories over there? What is the cheese like? Jessica (she's been praying for you) Lots of good cheese here. They have cow, goat and sheep cheese, with factories everywhere. Taylor is wondering how the Spanish lessons are going. Ah yes, school. Well, the first week in Barcelona was wonderful. I learned so much and loved the style of teaching. This week, though, in Granada, is more like a bad high school language class. I was placed in a much higher level. My teacher introduced 6, count ém, six new ¨tiempos¨ with very complicated rules. If the subordinate clause is anterior to the first very and the first verb is in the compuesto, not simple, conditional tense then the second verb must be the pluscuaperfect (hubiera hecho) . . . Nightmare!!! Roland is wondering if the toilet flushes clockwise or counter clockwise? Good question about the toilets Roland. You have to go below the equator for water to flush in the other direction. But, the toilets are different here. They don´t have levers for flushing but buttons to push on the top in the middle and of course there are bidets. Nice . . . I need one . . . Do people eat French toast? Do they call it French toast? What about Swedish pancakes? This is Christmastime so there are sweets everywhere. Almonds are in everything. These special sweets made by some local nuns in San Gregorios plaza are especially delicious. And in Granada lots of kebabs and not as much jamon. Hurry home, Roland and Peter are annoying Jeffery. Are there gigantic spiders and flies? Are you turning into a giant cockroach? metamorphasis?Rebecca wonders how hot it is and if you are sunburnt. Jeffery, Roland and Peter are your karma you know. Actually, we haven´t seen many bugs at all here. It´s too cold. I am not yet a giant cockroach, but you never know.
Rebecca, it is very cold here ¨hace muchisimo frio¨so no sun burns.

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