It's 11pm and we've just put down our homework. Okay so we had a bowl of pasta on the balcony at 10, but we've both been working hard on our lesson plans for the next two days. First time is hard...

The course is living up to the 'it's pretty intense' billing it got from the few people we know who've done it. By the time we finish for the day at the school it's 5:30 and we grab a quick coffee on the way home, then Liz will head out for a walk and I'll read a book for an hour or so before hitting the books. It'll only get harder.

Still, at least we're not just swanning around any more...

And, we've found a good place for lunch, a big vegetarian cafe called lotus. It's run by a bunch of Vietnamese and they're really cheerful, even in the midst of a manic lunch service. We're practicing our Spanish vegetables because we're having huge plates of fresh crispy greens, about eight-a-day rather than five. That lets me consider eating the thick juicy bife de chorizo at nights...
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