Back to Catalan class last night. I hadn't been in more than a week, what with all the Carnaval excitement. It was good to get back, though it was an unique experience that evening. The class is full, as would be expected, of people who are not from Catalonia. The majority are from Morocco, a few from Argentina, a Moldavian and one from the United States. The teacher asked the class if we were beginning to feel more comfortable here and to feel "una mica" Catalan. The final person to respond to this voiced some concerns about Catalans not being very welcoming, being perhaps a bit racist, and how he has trouble finding work as a foreigner. This comment sparked an hour and half of discussion and debate. It was extremely interesting, linguistically and sociologically. Everyone was speaking very quickly and animatedly, some in Castellano, some in a mix of Catalan and Castellano, and the teacher fully in Catalan. Remarkably, we all, myself included, were able to follow this heated and emotionally charged discussion in multiple languages.
And tonight, off to Castellano class!
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