Days 7/8 in España

Day 7
Marta´s dad had to leave for a meeting early in the morning, so instead of driving to school we took the city bus. It was pouring out all morning and I was freezing before even arriving at school. After we got off the bus we still had a ways to walk and my jeans were soaking wet on the bottom. It continued to rain until around noon. With the group of Americans, we toured around Oviedo (the city we´re staying in) and visited old cathedrals, the town center, and a large park. It was very beautiful everywhere we went, and in the park peacocks roamed around freely! I took the bus home with Marta and her friends after school. After a long nap, I spent much of my afternoon one-on-one with Marta´s mom. She made me read aloud from a spanish picture book and asked me questions and made me answer all in spanish. We practiced vocab and she gave me the recipe to bizcocho, the delicious cake she made earlier. All in all, it was such a helpful experience and we got to know each other more. That night for dinner I had lasagna and a steak fillet. I went to bed full and happy :)

Day 8
My long day began when we arrived at the school, first ones there as usual. It was sunny out this morning, but still cold. Once all the Americans had arrived, we went to the computer room at the school and had a chance to check email. Around nine we left on a bus to León, which is a little over an hour away. The city is smaller than Oviedo, and I actually liked it more. We toured through some cathedrals and other historical buildings. Next we got the chance to shop around for a little bit on our own. At around two, all the shops closed because this is the time for their main meal followed by a resting time. It began to rain and we left soon after. An amusing part of our day was that everyone was packed a humongous lunch from their host family. Mine consisted of 5 sandwiches, a large piece of bizcocho, a bag of bugles, 2 oranges, a banana, a sleeve of cookies, 3 juice boxes, and 2 water bottles. Let´s just say I´m not starving over here... When we returned to Oviedo it was raining and I took a siesta. It was a fun day and I´m excited for tomorrow!!