Thank you everyone for the homesick prayers-- I'm starting to feel a lot better!
I have moved in with my host family! Rosario (my host mom) came to pick me up at the hostel and drove me home with her friend Salo.They were both so nice, chatting with me, asking me what I like to eat, etc. Rosario said that I spoke Spanish very well and that she was impressed—That’s a relief!
We got to the piso and the kids were waiting. Maria is ten (turning eleven next week) and Carlos is eight. They are both hilarious and so full of energy. They helped Rosario show me around the piso (apartment). Rosario was so welcoming, repeating “Estás en tu casa” (“you’re in your house”) over and over again. The piso is really cute… I have my own room with a balcony that looks over the street, a lot of space… it’s very nice.The best part, though, is that WE HAVE INTERNET!! It's extremely rare to have it in Spain, so I'm very very very lucky! (I'm not sure why this is all underlined?)
Rosario went to the mercado, or grocery store, to pick up food for lunch (we had chicken and fries), and Maria watched me unpack and chatted with me the whole time. She’s absolutely adorable. The kids are both huge Bears fans, too! I think they had a girl live here awhile ago who was a Bears fan… however they learned it, though, they love “Los Osos de Chicago” (The Chicago Bears).
I’m feeling really good right now…. Without a doubt the best I’ve felt since arriving here.It’s just nice to have my suitcases unpacked, have some time to decompress, and be able to get away from orientation (which Miguel Angel referred to as “boot camp one”. Apparently “boot camp two” comes in April when we go hiking? We’ll see!)
Tomorrow we tour the Alhambra, which should be pretty cool! It's the big castle from back when Granada was a Moorish epicenter. I'll be sure to post some good pictures, especially now that I have such good internet connection :-)
I also want to thank everyone who has commented so far and apologize that I haven't gotten the chance to reply! The internet at the hostel was painfully slow, so now that I have a good connection I'll try not to be such a delinquent.
Here's another iMovie that I made of the first few days (bear with me, I'm a little obsessed with my new computer...)
Praise God for the blessings! We are so happy that you have internet IN YOUR BEDROOM! What a lovely surprise! Glad that Rosario, Maria and Carlos are so welcoming. We loved our skype with you earlier this afternoon...you look great! love from Mom and Dad
Sally!!! It sounds like everything is going much better! I am so excited that you are finally there and, I am having so much fun reading about all your adventures. It's making me want to go even more now. Love you lots and I hope you have lots of fun in the months to come!! :)
Yay!! So glad you are moved in and that you have internet access. Yahoo!! I'm loving your movies. If you want to do transitions between your pictures, go to the 'trans' button. Choose the transition you want and then drag and drop the little blue square in between the pictures/video you want to transition. :)
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Praise God for the blessings! We are so happy that you have internet IN YOUR BEDROOM! What a lovely surprise! Glad that Rosario, Maria and Carlos are so welcoming. We loved our skype with you earlier this afternoon...you look great! love from Mom and Dad
aww yay! so happy your feeling better, miss you :)
Sally!!! It sounds like everything is going much better! I am so excited that you are finally there and, I am having so much fun reading about all your adventures. It's making me want to go even more now. Love you lots and I hope you have lots of fun in the months to come!! :)
Yay!! So glad you are moved in and that you have internet access. Yahoo!!
I'm loving your movies. If you want to do transitions between your pictures, go to the 'trans' button. Choose the transition you want and then drag and drop the little blue square in between the pictures/video you want to transition. :)
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