A Normal Sunday

Well today I had to wake up early because church was at 10. After not being able to sleep last night, this was kind of a problem but now I will be able to sleep tonight. Church was great! There's two young women, one is 13 and one is 15 and I'm so happy that I'm not the only one. There's also two young men besides Weston, one just turned 16 and the other one I have no idea how old he is but I think around 14. They want to hang out with me and Weston on thursday and they want to eat pizza! I'm excited to be involved in the church and have some friends! One of the sisters in the ward is the seminary teacher and she came to my house today and gave me a Spanish Book of Mormon and summer seminary homework. Once school starts, they meet once a week on saturdays at the church and I think I'm going to go, and also do my homestudy for Orem Seminary. It's a lot of work but I seem to have a lot of free time because my host brothers are always studying. The rest of the day I tried to read the Book of Mormon in Spanish and failed miserably! I don't know how people learn to speak that way because it was impossible for me. But when I read Spanish Harry Potter I can understand much better!
Today I also learned that there are a lot of problems between the only boys I know here. For example, Gonzalo said that Miguel and him are not friends but him and William are and William and Miguel are friends, but William said that Gonzalo and Miguel do not like William because he's not cool enough. Also, Gonzalo said that Miguel lies to his parents and lot, which might be true, but he also said that he doesn't drink, which according to Miguel is a lie. I've only been here five days and already I'm caught up in this drama! Back in Utah I believed everyone but now I'm not sure who to believe and I don't really care, so I wish they would stop bothering me about what the other person said about them!
Well it's been a long day and tomorrow I have nothing planned so it will be even longer, but it's fun to be around my family and I think my spanish is getting a little better!

Fourth Day

So today I slept in until 12:30 and took a nap at 3:30 and at 6:00. So now it's one in the morning and I'm not tired. For lunch we ate a lot of meat and I had churizzo which is like a sausage but it's orange and it has more juice. After lunch I slept and then Miguel and I went downstairs and boxed and played ping pong. I'm terrible at both! Then, I took another nap and after that we met my parents and my brother at the hotel. We then walked around the main part of town and it's gorgeous! The buildings are tall and the roads are cobblestone and it had an amazing view of the cathedral! We ate at three different bars and it was my first time that I can remember ever being in a bar. When I got home I stunk so bad that I'm airing out everything I was wearing right now. I saw Gonzalo walking around with his friends tonight and I quickly realized that he's the most attractive person my age in spain! And William is the funniest person in spain, so the two of them together are a good pair.

Third Day

Ok so I know it hasn't even been a day yet since my last post, but what can I say, I'm desperate to speak English! I've learned a lot of Spanish in the past three days to the point where I can understand everything they are saying if they slow it down a tiny bit. Like I said before, my host family is amazing! They are going to take me to the supermarket today so that I can get any kind of american cereal that I want! Cristina and Pachi know everyone in Burgos, and everyone knows them, so my dad jokes that they are part of the mafia, and I wouldn't be surprised if that turned out to be true. Everyday Cristina plans out the meals for the next day, so already I know that for lunch we are having fish. I've already tried, lomo (some kind of ham but it tastes better than sausage), brie (I don't know how to spell that but it's a soft cheese), sheep cheese, goat cheese, and a lot more delicious things! My room is really big and has its own bathroom. They only problem is that it's on the fourth floor so it's a bit hot and I have to climb a hundred stairs. The rest of the house is beautiful, filled with things from around the world. It feels a lot like my grandma's house. They have three elephant tusks and a whole display case filled with stuff made from ivory.

Right now I'm at my parents flat because my family is either studying at the library or at work, but I'll go home for siesta. This flat is amazing and all furnished and new! Alvaro and his friend drove me here and in the car we listened to Halo, which I've listened to three times since I've been here, I guess they really like that song. I can't wait for tonight because Miguel is bringing over his friends that are my age and one of them is William!

Finally Here

So I'm finally here! The flight over here was long, but the movies were pretty good. In London we had a layover and we were sitting in a place that had exactly 4 seats when my dad stood up for a second. Some random guy sat between us and started looking over my shoulder at the movie I was watching. We told him that my dad was sitting there but he just ignored us. It was very strange.
As soon as we got our luggage we met Pachi and Alvaro and they were super friendly, then we drove to Burgos. My host family is way nice and I'm extremely excited! Today we went and got me a phone and saw their hotel and my parents flat. The food is amazing and I have a feeling that I'm not going to want to leave by the end of a year. Oh and I drove on the cobblestone road!

Start of my Spain Adventure

I'm about to leave for Spain to spend a whole school year as a foreign exchange student. At first when I decided to do this I could not wait, and I also thought it was the best idea I could have possibly come up with. I mean who wouldn't want to get away from annoying people at school and start fresh? But now that I'm only four days away from leaving, I'm getting very nervous and sad to leave my family and friends.

Things around my house get more and more stressful as we get closer to leaving. About four months ago, my parents decided to get me settled for the first three months and drag my little brother along. So my mom feels like she has to pack up the house and eat every leftover in the cupboards. This trip is no longer about me going to Spain, it's about us, so whatever I thought was important to do before we leave is not important to my mom. And that is why I've been going to school for the past couple of days.

Although I don't sound that excited to go anymore, I know this will be a great experience for me. I'm excited to meet new people, become fluent in Spanish, eat new foods, and walk on the cobblestone streets!

I'll be writing on this blog pretty often, because it's the only time I'll be able to speak English freely, oh except the English class that I have to go to.