Today was another early morning where we woke up, took the bus and then headed to our social work. Today was a rather slow day because all I did was copy over homework assignments for all the students while the teacher taught them. Diana wasn’t there again but more of the other students were present and it only made me hope that Austin and I would see her by the end of the week at least once hopefully. We returned back to the school where I had to do some research for a presentation I was giving later about the healthcare systems in both Guatemala and the United States and how they were similar and different. After finishing this I actually found out that I had a new professor for the day because my typical professor actually had something come up. As a result, my new professor, Paula, taught me and really we just talked and got to know each other throughout the majority of our class. After our small break I had my presentation with two other students. It certainly was struggle, not because of the presentation part, but primarily because every time the professors would ask me questions about the different systems I wouldn’t always know the answers. As a result I would be searching my head for the answer in English and not be focusing on my Spanish so when I spoke it, it came out much more erroneous than usual. This was a good experience for me because I was able to realize that I actually have a lot of room to improve and grow as a Spanish speaker even though at times I feel like I can speak with no problems. In regards to more complex topics I realized that I still have a lot of work to do. Following class we just ended up going home and calling it a night.
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