Salamanca!

We finally met our host mom. She also has a husband! They just showed us the picture of her because this is her job, and not his. This taking us in buisness. She only speaks Spanish and she has been taking in foreign students for 25 years! Wow! She has 3 kids that are out of the house, but no grandchildren to our knowledge. We have our own little wing of the apartment, which overlooks el Parque de Pablo Picasso. We had a orientation today and a walking tour of Salamanca. Classes start tomorrow at 9am. We walk about 20 mintues to school, uphill in the snow, both ways. Just kidding! We actually have to speak Spanish, but Michelle is mostly quiet with the host mom because she is scared. We eat breakfast at 8, then go to school at 8:30 for class at 9. After class we are freeeeeeeeeee til lunch at 2. Then we siesta! Then we are free again until dinner at 9. Our host mom feeds us! 

We expect to eat many different types of food. So far we have had paella, sandwiches con jamon y tomate, Manchego (queso de la Mancha), and Fideua.

Today we had our first siesta. We aren't sure if they are a good thing or not, these siestas. It seems like a good idea, but about an hour after waking up from this siesta, you are tired again! It was great while we were sleeping, but it was very difficult to wake up. 

We are definately deveolping a coffee addiction. It would be rude to turn it away! Simply rude! 

Our computer lab is full of giant people-eating ants.

Hasta Luego

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