My Family, My City, My Dog

This trip is already flying by. I have almost been in Spain a week and I cannot believe it!! I have seen so many amazing and, literally, monumental things since I have been here. Let's Recap:

Wednesday:
       Arrival in Barcelona, Spain. Check in at hostel. Wander aimlessly like a zombie from close to no sleep        while travelling. Eat lunch at a French restaurant in a SPANISH speaking country. Go back to hostel and pass the F out for a couple hours. Wake up, meet with Megan, who I haven't seen in a YEAR, go to dinner, come back to hostel and chill for a bit, and finally, pass the f out. Until 6am.

Thursday:
     Wake up early, meet with megan, get breakfast, wander to Las Ramblas, Take the metro to La Familia Sagrada, Take metro to Gaudi's Park, Take metro to beach, eat at local restaurant that's INCREDIBLE, sit at the beach with blistered feets, get food for dinner, return to hostel to be told that they're making us dinner (some sort of soup with chorizo (sausage) in it) go to bed

Friday:
     Wake up REAL early and get ready, get breakfast, check out of hostel, take taxi to the bus station, get looked at like a RA-TARD when asking which bus is ours (apparently i didnt do it right?) find bus, get on, and cue 10 hour bus ride to Santander.
     Meet family and friends of the family I will be living with for the 2 and a half months I'm here. Have I mentioned they're AWESOME?!

OK, here some info about my family. I live with a woman, Inma, and her mother, Maria, in an apartment  on the 6th floor of a building RIGHT down town. It has 2 stories and I have the whole upstairs to myself: my own bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. Her apartment is very good size and I feel so at home it's amazing. We have a balcony that has an amazing view of the city. I forgot to mention I have a dog, Mori, who has an adorable pink sweater she wears out on walks  :)

The city of Santander itself is astonishingly clean and well kept. The buildings are riddled with amazing detail and its really hard not to be awe-struck every time I walk outside. I am so lucky to be here.

This week, apparently, we are having 3 French teens stay with us until Friday, who speak very little Spanish. This should be interesting haha.

Classes start tomorrow mornign and wil normally go from 9-2:30 or so which is perfect timing for el almuerzo (lunch) at 2 which is the biggest meal. Yesterday for lunch we had paella, which is a traditional rice and meat dish. but dont get me wrong, its not JUST rice an meat, its full of flavor and texture and deliciousness.

ok, this is super long so enough for today, I'll update more tomorrow after classes