Spanish in Somero

As December kicked off today and the last month of the year got underway, the advent calendars are being opened and Christmas is not far away.

Somero is dark right now. It's still dark when the children go to nursery and after just a few hours of light it starts getting dark again at not long after three in the afternoon. But the good news is that in just three weeks time we will be over the worst and the days will gradually start getting longer again.

The children finally started opening their advent calendars today

At the end of the year I always look back on the major events of the last twelve months and try of course to remember and focus on all the good things that have happened. I've always found this is a useful exercise because it's so easy to forget how much good happens to us in amongst the challenges we all have to face.

This year one of the things on my "good" list will be my Spanish beginners' class in Somero. We started off in September and I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone in the class.

Somero-Opisto is our local adult education college which offers courses on all sorts of different topics from conversational English to singing to ceramics.

In any event, my Monday evening Spanish classes have been one of the bright spots this autumn which have made up for some of the sad things that have happened. Fingers crossed one day we will manage to organise a trip to Spain and have a few lessons in the sun. Until then I wish you all a happy week  and hope that your days are full of light, whatever the weather. Hasta luego!