So I have officially been in Oviedo for one week now! It is so weird to think about, sometimes I feel like I have been here forever but other times I feel like I just got here! This week went by so fast though because I have had so much to do.
My host mom is Maria, she is a tiny lady. She is about five inches shorter than me and that's saying something! She is a little pushy but she is a good lady. My dad is Generoso and he hardly talks and I cannot understand him at all because he doesn't open his mouth wide enough! My mom talks to me a lot and I am actually to the point where I pretty much understand everything she says. I can understand a lot but I have a harder time actually speaking the language.
The days here are so different. Here is a typical day in Spain for me
8:30 - I wake up and get ready for school.
9:00 - I have my breakfast
*Breakfast is typically some cookies/crackers with this nutella spread, hot chocolate and homemade orange juice
9:30 - 2:00 - Spanish Classes
2:00 - 4:00 - SIESTA
*Siesta is nap time pretty much haha. All the stores close down from 2:00 until 4:30. That is when we have lunch and lunch is the largest meal of the day. Its a three course meal.
After siesta typically I go shopping or hang out with friends.
10:00 - Dinner and then bed
On Wednesday (May 23) we went on a tour of the city and it was beautiful! I honestly love this city so much. The tour was fun because we were able to see places that weren't very common but way cool. The Cathedral is a big meeting spot here and eventually I want to go to Mass there. On Thursday (May 24) they had a big party, Espicha, for all the students in this program and it was so much fun. There is group here from New York too, who we have been doing activities with. It has been so fun to meet so many new people and I already have made so many new friends.
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| Oviedo Catedral |
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| Oviedo Catedral |
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| Go utes! Everyone from Utah in the program. |
This is my cute little apartment I live in. Another girl that is in my program lives on the floor below me and so I always have a walking buddy which is nice. I live on the third floor so I have been getting a good workout everyday here(: The apartment has three rooms and one bathroom. The shower and bathroom are pretty tiny. Well compared to my house everything in this house is small haha.
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| My cute little room. |
The culture here is so different from the U.S. Everyone is much more laid back. In classes the teachers use drinking as examples, which is so weird! It has been quite an experience but I love it. My Spanish Classes have been so awesome, I love going to them! My teacher's name is Concha and she is so funny. She doesn't speak any english so she has to act out a lot of things but I enjoy it!
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