Dias 2 y 3 en Arcos

Last night I met with the English coordinator at the high school where I will be working. High schools here are called Institutos and the students are from ages 12-18. In Arcos there are 2 Institutos, each with about 1000 students. Alicia, my "boss" was great. She met me at the hotel with her husband, Paco, and their two kids who are 13 and 8. Paco speaks perfect English with a British accent - I swear you can't even tell he is a Spaniard. He is also a teacher at the school where I will be working and I am anxious to meet more teachers and students.

Last night was also the final day of Fería and Becca and I were lacking the energy to return to the festivities so we opted not to go again. From our hotel you could see all of the activity of the Fería and since it was the conclusion of the fair there was a fireworks show that we watched from the street.

Today Becca and I took the bus to the neighboring town of Jerez de la Frontera which is the biggest city in our province of Cádiz. By bus it only takes about 30 minutes to get there and it was a nice change of pace from our quaint white village. We met up with our friends fro Oklahoma who will be teaching there and had lunch with them. It was a quick trip but I'm sure that Becca and I will be back there soon because there is great shopping in Jerez!

We are still having trouble with the housing situation. I looked at a room today but it was not a place that I would want to live for the entire year. Becca and I aren't too worried because we have a hotel paid for through Friday and have had offers to stay with people until we find a place. I'm trying to stay optimistic but searching for a place to live has been quite the pain.

Nothing else new or exciting to report. Becca and I went out for a drink and some pizza (very Spanish, I know) and now we are relaxing in our room before we head to bed. I'm thinking of all of my friends and family in the US (and missing you too!)