more on my first 2 weeks

I'm back.

Last weekend, my host family took me to the coast. They have a flat in a town called Rovinj, which is a city right on the coast, with beautiful old buildings and narrow cobblestone streets winding up to a church. many of the streets are too narrow for cars, and on one, I reached my arms across and I could touch both walls! I have so many pictures. sooner or later I'll try to post some.

I've started school, and the school is quite nice. there are 3 floors with hallways and classrooms around the outside and the whole middle is open. it's cool to look down from the top and watch all the people walking around below. Most of my classes are in Croatian, so I don't really understand anything, but Kelsey, one of the other exchange students is in most of them with me, so I have someone to talk to. The other students in my class are nice, and they are more or less fluent in English.

I started Croatian class yesterday. I'm so glad. Hopefully I will get the hang of Croatian quickly. I also met the other exchange students, there are 6 of us here in Zagreb.

And, last but certainly not least...drum roll, please...I FINALLY WENT TO TANGO!!!!! It was so nice to be back, I missed it so much! Kelsey came, too, and I made a somewhat failing attempt at teaching and leading... but perhaps I didn't do too much damage, because she still wants to learn, and I still got dances. Hopefully I'll go again on Sat.

I guess that's all for now.
-Chandra