Greetings from Salamanca!
Lindsay and I met our host family last night. They're a married couple and are in their 70s. Super friendly but don't speak ANY English. Lindsay and I both took French all through school, so it's really hard to communicate. We are constandly nodding and saying "si" whenever they talk to us, not knowing what we're agreeing to do or say. I can't wait to start taking Spanish class tomorrow morning.
The craziest thing about our host family situation, besides the huge language barrier, is the food! So, for breakfast in Spain, the Spanish usually have a piece of toast and coffee. This morning on the table for Lindsay and I were cereal, cold milk, hot milk for hot chocolate, juice, 2 pieces of toast each with jam, nutella, or butter for the toast, and a platter of about 10 to 15 small croissants. Our senora also was offering more toast, hot milk, and anything else we wanted. Most of our other friends had 3 crackers and coffee from their host families. Also, dinner last night was a feast. We had soup, salad, a basket of bread, fried chicken, french fries, a bowl of fruit, which consisted of bananas, apples, kiwis, and oranges (Lindsay and I had a kiwi each), and then cake for dessert! So, if I come back from Spain about 10 pounds heavier, don't be surprised.
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