Sunday was the day we moved in with our host families. My host mother, my señora, is names Loli Martin. She 's maybe 5 ft. tall, with blonde hair and brown eyes. Her husband, Jacinto, introduced himself to me as "Loli's husband." He's about my height. I live right next to the opera house, and a stones throw away from the Royal Palace. My location is just perfect. My room is a lot bigger than I expected it to be, with numerous dressers, a full size bed, a desk, and a balcony! I can see the opera house from my balcony. There is a large portrait of Jesus above my bed (at least I'm being watched over), and silk sheets on my bed, sooo comfy! Her house is old, but beautiful. Her bedroom is off the foyer area at the very end of the house. My room is the first door on the left as you walk down the long hallway. It's also right across from the bathroom. Next to my room is the room she watches TV in. Then a half bath across from that. There's an additional bedroom and a formal dining room down the end of the hall, as well as the kitchen where we eat our meals. I was very nervous to meet her and to live with a different family, but now I love it. Loli and her husband are hilarious together (they remind me of Nana and Pa :] ). At first I had a hard time understanding her because her accent is different. She's from the southern part of Spain, and the accent I finally had gotten used to is from Madrid. So far I've done a lot of nodding, smiling, and saying sí, but every day my Spanish is improving and we're able to converse more and more. But on the first day I unpacked my things (finally!) and she made lunch. Her food has been fantastic, and she ALWAYS has salad (Mom is very happy about that). I've eaten everything she's given me so far, but she told me if I don't like something or if I'm full, I don't have to eat it, she won't be insulted. I took a nap after our lunch and then decided to walk around the neighborhood while her friend visited. I spent about 3 hours just walking around, enjoying the scenery. We eat dinner fairly early for Spaniards (around 830 ish), but it fits in very well with my schedule. Living with Loli and Jacinto has been great so far and I'm excited to get to know them more and communicate better with them.
Sunday was the day we moved in with our host families. My host mother, my señora, is names Loli Martin. She 's maybe 5 ft. tall, with blonde hair and brown eyes. Her husband, Jacinto, introduced himself to me as "Loli's husband." He's about my height. I live right next to the opera house, and a stones throw away from the Royal Palace. My location is just perfect. My room is a lot bigger than I expected it to be, with numerous dressers, a full size bed, a desk, and a balcony! I can see the opera house from my balcony. There is a large portrait of Jesus above my bed (at least I'm being watched over), and silk sheets on my bed, sooo comfy! Her house is old, but beautiful. Her bedroom is off the foyer area at the very end of the house. My room is the first door on the left as you walk down the long hallway. It's also right across from the bathroom. Next to my room is the room she watches TV in. Then a half bath across from that. There's an additional bedroom and a formal dining room down the end of the hall, as well as the kitchen where we eat our meals. I was very nervous to meet her and to live with a different family, but now I love it. Loli and her husband are hilarious together (they remind me of Nana and Pa :] ). At first I had a hard time understanding her because her accent is different. She's from the southern part of Spain, and the accent I finally had gotten used to is from Madrid. So far I've done a lot of nodding, smiling, and saying sí, but every day my Spanish is improving and we're able to converse more and more. But on the first day I unpacked my things (finally!) and she made lunch. Her food has been fantastic, and she ALWAYS has salad (Mom is very happy about that). I've eaten everything she's given me so far, but she told me if I don't like something or if I'm full, I don't have to eat it, she won't be insulted. I took a nap after our lunch and then decided to walk around the neighborhood while her friend visited. I spent about 3 hours just walking around, enjoying the scenery. We eat dinner fairly early for Spaniards (around 830 ish), but it fits in very well with my schedule. Living with Loli and Jacinto has been great so far and I'm excited to get to know them more and communicate better with them.
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