a mom named Susana and a brother named Sebastian! HAH! How coincidental, right!?!?!? But the whole story is this: I have a mama and a papa and two brothers, one who is about to turn 20 (Sebastian) and one who is 13 (Juan Martin). They are all so nice! The family lives in the second floor of a 3-story apartment building, but the apartment is more or less like a one-story house - this one has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. I have my own room, and my own full bathroom connected to it (which is incredibly lucky)!
The room is small but nice, just enough room. There is a single bed, a desk & chair, a bookshelf, and a some built-in drawers and a built-in closet. Es perfecto!
AND, the family has a dog! She looks like a mix between a golden retriever and a yellow lab, and her name is Lady. She is so friendly, but she doesn't listen very well! She was so loving to me when we first met, with hugs and kisses (or the equivalent dog form). The family has had a lot of international students before, so they know the drill. My brothers showed me a little book of their previous international "siblings", which had their contact info and pictures. There was actually a guy from Germantown, MD, who lived with them. The families have been told to only speak Spanish with us, even though they know a good amount of English. My papa lived/studied in the US for a while, and he´s even been to Ohio! :-) My Ecuamama's parents are also staying in the house now, which I'm not sure is for good or just for a little while. They are pretty old and SOOO cute!!
Last night my brothers and I talked for a while, and Sebastian showed me his music and dvd collection and what he´s studying (he´s pre-med, and he´s very passionate about it!) I was actually able to communicate, but needed help with conjugating verbs, but they were all very nice about it. When I said something gramatically incorrect in the car home after they had just picked me up, and Martin (the 13 year old) corrected me! It was so great. I also accidentally told my mom that I was excited to have "hijos", which means boys/kids, instead of "hermanos," which means brothers, and which is what I meant! We laughed that off, too. I´m going to be laughing a lot here!
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Haha I see Snuffles made it to his spot on the bed! Cute room and you are very lucky to have a bathroom all to yourself!
On a different note, have you heard any good Andean music yet?
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