It´s finally starting to feel like home, almost.
My host family has been very good about making me feel included and part of the family. Jordí, my host father is an economist and works in an office that is less than 10 minutes walking distance from the house. Maria Carme is my host mother: I don´t know what her job is yet exactly. I believe she is a food chemist. Marc is my host brother and is studying at University in Barcelona. He is home on the weekends, and plays a lot of hockey (the kind on roller skates). Paquí works in the house in the mornings during the week and also makes lunch. The family is also starting a milk factory which makes flan (flam) and iogurt (yogurt). I have also met the extended families, which is very important. I like them all very much too. Yesterday I went with a cousin, Gemma, around the City and met some of her friends. I will be going with them this Saturday to a discoteca, which I´m really looking forward to. I´m also looking forward to skyping my family and talking to them for the first time in person since I´ve been here.
Lunchtime here is around 2:00 and dinner is usually between 9:00 to 10:00. All of the food I have tried so far I have really liked; even the extremely strong espresso that Barcelona is famous for. If you ever want to eat like a Spaniard and you are not in Spain, grab a bottle of olive oil and pour some of it on whatever you are eating.
Things I do (or will) miss: My cat, my family, my friends, sandwiches, peanut butter, the ability to converse, the album release of KABOOM!, and Goodwill.
My host family has been very good about making me feel included and part of the family. Jordí, my host father is an economist and works in an office that is less than 10 minutes walking distance from the house. Maria Carme is my host mother: I don´t know what her job is yet exactly. I believe she is a food chemist. Marc is my host brother and is studying at University in Barcelona. He is home on the weekends, and plays a lot of hockey (the kind on roller skates). Paquí works in the house in the mornings during the week and also makes lunch. The family is also starting a milk factory which makes flan (flam) and iogurt (yogurt). I have also met the extended families, which is very important. I like them all very much too. Yesterday I went with a cousin, Gemma, around the City and met some of her friends. I will be going with them this Saturday to a discoteca, which I´m really looking forward to. I´m also looking forward to skyping my family and talking to them for the first time in person since I´ve been here.
Lunchtime here is around 2:00 and dinner is usually between 9:00 to 10:00. All of the food I have tried so far I have really liked; even the extremely strong espresso that Barcelona is famous for. If you ever want to eat like a Spaniard and you are not in Spain, grab a bottle of olive oil and pour some of it on whatever you are eating.
Things I do (or will) miss: My cat, my family, my friends, sandwiches, peanut butter, the ability to converse, the album release of KABOOM!, and Goodwill.
Things I already (or will) love: My host family, Stick (the dog), my new friends, the park behind the school, the ability to walk to school, being a townie and exploring a city that´s both modern and ancient, Musica Viva, and learning a couple of new languages.
School starts next Monday (!), so you can guess some of the content my next entry will contain. I will also write more about the city itself and the area I live in. For now this is all, I believe I will go try to get a library card.
·Sidenote: When starting a bank account in a foreign country, you need to bring your passport. A foreign driver´s license is not sufficient. This should be obvious, but it´s just one of those things that you (at least I) sometimes forget to take into account.
School starts next Monday (!), so you can guess some of the content my next entry will contain. I will also write more about the city itself and the area I live in. For now this is all, I believe I will go try to get a library card.
·Sidenote: When starting a bank account in a foreign country, you need to bring your passport. A foreign driver´s license is not sufficient. This should be obvious, but it´s just one of those things that you (at least I) sometimes forget to take into account.
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