Finally the day was here. We were off to Salamanca! I am so mad at myself for not taking any pictures when I arrived, but it was SNOWING! How magical of a day, right? When we got off the bus, my senora Mayte was already there to take my bags and Tomas had the car all heated up for me. They started talking in Spanish & I’m not sure I understood any of it, just kinda was like “si, si, si”. Then after 10 minutes, they asked “Como te llamas?” (What’s your name). OMG I can’t believe API didn’t even tell them my name! I said, “LA-UR-EN” as opposed to “LO-REN” because I think it sounds cooler that way. I don’t remember too much of the day, but I do remember giving them their gifts:
1) For Mayte – a South Carolina kitchen set of an apron, pot holder, and dish towel
2) For Tomas & the son – South Carolina golf shirts and an RCS mousepad.
Kudos to Kevin for helping me pick them out at his store, Jewelry Warehouse.
I was able to get in contact with Abbey White, the girl who stayed here last semester and she gave me the 411 on everything:
Rules:
#1 First of all I am able to come and go as I please. They go out at night themselves! What a hip family. I feel like a loser when I stay in and they are off doing their thing. One day I was out until 6 AM in the morning and totally slept through lunch. OMG, but they had food all prepared for me with a dish covered over it. They told me basically, no worries as long as you had a good night! Wow, what a family, but still I felt bad and don’t worry Mom and Dad (Karen and Carlos) it won’t happen again….. maybe.
#2 Shower anytime, eat at 2:30 for almuerzo and 9:30 for la cena.
*Meet My Family*
Mayte – Reminds me a little of my mom because she’s always on the go! She works at a boutique that sells gifts. She always dresses cute for work and you would never know that she works because she comes home and makes a feast for lunch and dinner. Ahhh it’s the best. She calls me “hija” which means daughter and it makes me feel so home. The first picture of this blog post is of Mayte and I in the Plaza Mayor on the following Monday for my placement exam. Everyone was commenting on how cute she was! The picture below is of Mayte and her work outfit.
Tomas – He is a retired banker and loves the computer. He will send me all these cute email forwards of poems, pictures, and notes. He is so funny and I love his cute laugh… can’t wait to finally understand everything that he’s saying haha. And he loves stalking my photos, which is awesome. If I had the time and knowledge I would translate this blog in Spanish so he could read it.
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