Moving day!

Sunday was moving day! Allie and I got up and finished getting our stuff packed! It took quite some effort to get all of our stuff into one taxi (cars are smaller here) but we made it all fit. Somehow my stuff seems to have multiplied during the first 12 days that I have been in Madrid. We took the taxi to our home stay and started to get settled in.

My room is really cute! It is the perfect size for the next three and half months! The house isn't far from the university, only 5 metro stops (about 20 minutes) away. The apartment is so pretty. It is in a really old building with an old fashion elevator (which is tiny). She has so many beautiful art pieces around the house and lot of pictures of her family.

I didn't take long to unpack all of my things. Physically I am unpacked and settled in, but I am still not used to being in my home stay. It is weird to not be with the rest of the group all the time. I'm a little lonely and bored sometimes but I am still getting used to the change. It is really nice to have my friend Allie in the same house as me!! I don't think I would be okay if I didn't have a friend with me! So while it was nice to finally get settled into my permanent home for the next four months, it was a hard change and made me miss home. Once I get more used to my surroundings and having to actually make plans with my friends (rather than walking down the hall) it will be so much better!

My Senora is really nice!! She wants us to feel comfortable and at home in her house so she makes sure we are okay all the time. It is nice to know that she is looking out for us and wants us to be happy and comfortable. Victoria (my senora) is a little difficult to understand, but with time I will get more used to her accent, pace and voice. There is another girl (Allegra) in our same home stay also. She has been here for two weeks already and is very settled in. She is from California and here with a different program so we only really see each other when we're back at the house. She is really nice, and it is nice to have her here because she knows how the house works already so we can ask her questions (in English) if we don't know what to say it in Spanish.

So far I have only had one meal at my home stay, but it was one of the better things I have eaten while here! It was nice to have fresh food rather than dorm food. I'm still getting used to the eating times especially now since we don't have every meal provided to us by the dorm. We have to get our own lunch after classes everyday (around 2) and then we don't eat dinner until 9:30 or later.

Okay, that is all for now!! I promise to keep on top of this!

Miss you all so very much! Con mucho amor!! :D