Reflect on the mundane in Spain

Today I had my first "sleep through class" and tandum sessions. Tandum? You ask...Well its like conversation partners. We speak 30 minutes solely in spanish and then 30 minutes solely in english. My partner contacted me in emails and facebook. His grammar and the way he expressed himself, was really excellent. That excellence gave me a very nervous feeling. My spanish still is lower than low. I was dreading this session more than anything. After a successful day of shopping might I say, I went to our meeting place. Like most Spaniards, he dressed nice and was quite cute. If the conversation was poor at least it wasn't a waste of my time. The conversation was primarily about school, Oviedo, and what Fran is doing for school/career. I sometimes don't give myself enough credit and this was one of those times. When I knew exactly what I wanted to say, I could say it in Spanish. I could comprehend most of what Fran said.
I'm not sure why I get so nervous about somethings. I wish I could just go with it. Take a leap and just do it. Instead I hole back...
Boo! on holding back. I will try for the rest of my trip to get myself out there and speak this wonderful language. To live it like a Spaniard.
A typical Spaniard evening on the weekend is like this: Eat dinner around 10. Go out with friends and drink until late in the morning...6am. Eat breakfast and then sleep. Sometimes if you have school the next day, you just go on into school instead of sleeping. Hah wow. I guess Calvin senors do something called a Bar Crawl event. They go to 7 different bars in evening. It starts at 4pm and goes to 2am. When I heard that, I laughed out loud. I think Spaniards would too. It begins during seista time! How could you do that?
Anyways, for most of you reading this...I know a few are family and the rest are my good friends. I've gotten drunk yet or lost my "way". I have been good and I plan I staying that way.
Spain is still treating me quite well. The weather has been great. Apparently this is very atypical weather for them. It is usually cold and raining. Its been sunning almost every single day that I have been here. So happy for that. I couldn't really imagine being in for so long. I'm dreading Grand Rapids' January.
So many things are going to happen after this excursion. At times it is hard to keep my mind in the present. I keep on getting reminded of it...not my difficultly...but that I should keep my mind in the present. Of how important it is. tomorrow will mark the "half-way" point. The thoughts in my head make it seem like I will be here way longer than I actually will be. I'm stricken with grief at that thought. I do not want to be bound by time here. I hate being rushed to see certain things or be certain places. So annoying to me. I want to experience things as they come.
I hope that I can still take every moment as my own or my it my own. Sounds weird but you can easily be in a moment and feel like you are just watching it play out.