People (friends Ive met, homestay family…)

I haven’t written much about the family that I’m staying with, but I really am enjoying this place. My family is probably one of the poorer home-stay families, but they’re great. This family has a good spirit. I’m starting to understand enough Spanish to be able to talk with them. The youngest girl is 21, and she is the most patient with me so we talk a lot. They are funny though… I haven’t finished a meal yet without being asked “do you like the food of my house?” And they keep giving me new Spanish words to describe how good their food is. There is Carla (oldest daughter), Catilla (21), Rina (young girl, like 9), and there’s another girl that’s always here making out with guys on the furniture but I don’t know if she’s related or not. It’s an incredibly different culture and place here… it’s hard to explain.

And I think I should write a little about the people I have met. Dalila, pronounced “Die-lee-la” is a Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro. She is in the same class as Sarah and I at Casa Xalteva. She’s one of my better friends here. Laura from Colorado is another older lady like Jennie’s age that has traveled around the world and back and has great stories. The only other dude is Dan from Michigan. He’s like 27 years old and has the exact personality and voice of Henry Fortinberry. Identical. He speaks Spanish fluently though so he does all the talk when we go places. There is also Terry, from Iowa, who is a laid back girl that reminds me a lot of my sister Amy. Really nice girl. It’s nice to have some balance with Terry because she’s not as crazy as some of the others.