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    I've been in Spain for 13 days, but it feels like forever. My host family and I are getting along fantastically and they've been keeping me very busy. :)

    Yesterday we went to see a bull chasing thing called 'Encierro Por El Campo' for the second day in the row. It involved first people riding horses to herd the bulls to a village. Then once in the village, people chased the bulls down streets to the ring.  So, that's what happened two days ago.... yesterday, was a bit more interesting.

      So yesterday we were watching to horses bring the bulls to the town and then all of a sudden a bull a got away! (Which is apparently normal and part of the reason people watch these things) The bull kept running and running and 4 or 5 horses chased after it until we couldn't see them anymore. After a bit of waiting and watching the rest of the horses and bulls leave for the village, we took the car and drove through the fields to find out what was happening with the bull.


      And the bull managed to find a field with sprinklers and didn't want to leave it.

        The horses made no progress with baiting the bull into leaving the fields so the cars, dirt bikes, and four-wheelers took over.

            Finally they caught the bull and a tractor took him away. It was very exciting! :)

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Tomorrow is the fist day of school.....

     My classes are as follows:

• Language arts
• Philosophy and Citizenship
• English 1
• PE
• Religion
• Science in the Contemporary World
• Math
• Physics
• Geology
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Information Technology 

            Let's just say they don't sound fun. :| School is probably the scariest thing I have to face yet! Wish me luck!!

Hasta Luego!

ps. I'd like to introduce you to an additional member of the family I don't think I've mentioned yet, Black!

   And you see his favorite toy (el pelota) with him in the picture :)