Yesterday, a nervous Hillary and I were dropped off by the cab driver and it was up to us to find the building and apartment where our Senora lives. After asking a couple people we were welcomed into "la casa de Matilde" with open arms. Our Senora's name is Matilde and she lives with her daughter Ana, who is 20 years old. Also, Charlotte Lindeman from UNC has been living here for the spring semester. It's been so helpful to have her show us around and try and translate some of Matilde's rambling (even though our spanish is not the greatest, Matilde rambles on and on to us as she walks throughout the apartment, its quite funny at times). However, I can already tell my Spanish is improving so understanding is easier every day. The apartment es perfecta and decorated with the cutest spanish style.
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| Out Apartment Building | |
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| The Living Room |
Its not a far walk from the school, around 6 minutes and its close to a couple of our friends here so its nice to have people to walk with everywhere. The set up we have here is really nice. I share a room right now with Charlotte until she leaves and Hillary has her own room until then. And the three of us share a bathroom.
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| My Room |
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Matilde just explained to Hillary and I that she has 4 sons and 1 daughter (Ana is the only one that lives here). Her sons are muy guapo (very attractive) however unfortunately their all in their 30s and married. One is married to a man who she said was una persona fantastica. That son works in fashion and their wedding was featured in a wedding magazine here in Spain. It seemed like a beautiful wedding and it was crazy to see our senora in the magazine. Her husband is no longer living, but Hillary and I didn't ask what happened. She showed us a picture of her husband and one of her grandsons and said it was scary how much they looked alike.
Matilde fixed us our first lunch which was pasta with tomato sauce and cheese, salad and beef. It's going to take a while to get used to their eating pattern in Spain. Lunch is your biggest meal of the day and is usually around 2 or 2:30. Dinner is smaller and isn't until 9 or 10:00. Matilde is a good cook and provides us with a ridiculous amount of food so I know I will be well fed over the next 6 weeks. Hillary and I were most definitely placed in a great homestay, and I look forward to spending even more time with Matilde and Ana and getting to know more about their family and sharing with them about mine.
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