Manolo - mejor profesor del mundo.

i'd like to dedicate the first of probably many blog posts to my teacher Manolo. he is the funniest man i've ever met, ask Cristina. not only is he hilarious.. but he is the best teacher i've ever had. he's taught us ways to remember different verb tenses and sayings like i never have before in my 6 years with the spanish language. he throws chalk at the chalkboard, drops chairs with enthusiasm, teaches us cuss words and often blatantly yells at us. this past friday he told us he was going to give us a sorpresa (surprise.) we were all anxiously awaiting for our surprise .. when he made us have about 10 minutes of class in the men's bathroom. this may seem uncharacteristic of a good teacher.. but believe me, i will never forget how to say faucet (grifo) ever again. he also continued on in the classroom by describing a bide. he made my classmate josh stand on top of his desk and demonstrate how to properly use one. all things considered.. i look forward to his class every day. one more week of intensive spanish - 3 hours/day.. with an excursion to Bilbao to follow! ciao! meg