I just realized it's been almost a week and a half and I haven't explained my living situation! I have the good fortune of living in an apartment that is located one block away from the school. This is considered extremely lucky since most students have to take the metro to school, or in some cases a thirty minute bus ride into the city.
The family I am living with has a fourteen year old daughter. She plays tennis and is about 6 feet tall. Her mom is a psychologist, and the dad is an architect. The immersion process must be working, because all of the adjectives I want to write about them are in Spanish, and the translation just isn't as meaningful. Kind and nice don't quite cut it.
Anyway, I come home from class around 3pm and they are all on their siesta watching TV in the living room. A few hours later they all go back to work. We meet up again late in the evening for dinner, and spend about an hour or more eating, chatting, joking etc.
My biggest complaint is that my bed isn't terribly comfortable. I've been talking to others with host families, and this is by far and away the best situation. They are so inclusive, but at the same time give me plenty of space. Anyway, staying here is super comfortable and definitely has contributed to making this experience fantastic!
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