Today the people going to Madrid woke up early to take the train. It was a 2 hour and 45 minute train ride, but it felt like forever. I couldn't eat this morning because I was so nervous. When we arrived in Madrid we all were extremely excited and nervous. My host mom, host dad, and host sister Sonia(age 15) picked me up at the train station. The car ride to their home was hard, for they talked to me a lot in Spanish and I replied to a majority of things with "Sí" because I had no idea what they were saying. I could get some phrases out though. The whole way to their house we had a beautiful view of the mountain range called Sierra de Guadarrama. It will be nice to see mountains all the time.
When we arrived at their house, 40 minutes outside of Madrid, I met my other host siblings Ignacio (age 9), Patricia(age 17), and Pablo (age 22). They were very nice and greeted me with kisses on the cheek. I'm not sure if it is all of Spain, but at their home they do not take their shoes off in the house. My host mom showed me to my room. In my room is a framed Jersey signed by Cristiano Ronaldo, a player on the Real Madrid fútbol(soccer) team! My family are fans of the Real Madrid Fútbol team, especially Ignacio. Ignacio and Sonia taught me how to play the game FIFA, which I either was good at, or they were letting me do good because they felt bad. I usually don't know what Ignacio is saying but he has been making me laugh all day, it seems like he is a goofy kid.
We had lunch around 3 pm (a normal time here in Spain). I was extremely overwhelmed with not understanding anything but at lunch they all helped me understand and I wrote down SEVERAL spanish words on my phone with the English translation. Even though I don't know what they are saying, I can tell they are very funny.
They have siesta(nap) after lunch, but only the parents. The children can too, but they choose not to. They typically only do it on the weekends since they work and go to school during the week (my host dad has siesta everyday though). After siesta I am going with my host parents to figure out my phone situation. My plan was to have my iPhone to communicate with people in the US through apps like Viber, which need wifi. Then, I was going to get a small pay as you go phone for friends in Spain, but trying to communicate my plans in Spanish was a struggle and I am not sure they understood. Tomorrow will be my first day of school, so I am extremely nervous about that!
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