After my crazy weekend, I was in desperate need of rest. Desperately. I'd gone to bed at 1:45am that morning and got up at 8:30am for my 10:05am class. Fortunately for me, class wasn't very hard. We met at the Fundación and then took a bus to a retirement home where we will be visiting once a week for the rest of the semester. For one hour a week, we get to talk to an "abuelo". My "abuela's" name is Concha. She's is 84. She's really sweet and likes to talk... Just like me! :P We sat and talked to our "abuelos" for an hour and then class was over. The home is really close to where I live, so I was allowed to get off the bus at my stop rather than going all the way back to the Fundación and coming all the way back.
I got off the bus and headed home. I talked to my "mom" for a little bit and then she told me to go sleep since she knew I was tired. I slept from about 12:15pm to around 3:00pm. It felt SO good. I love naps as much as the next person, but this was the best nap I'd ever taken. When I got up, my "mom" made me lunch. After I ate, I went and watched TV with her for a bit and we chatted about the weekend and such. At some point, my "grandparents" came and we talked some more. Around 8:00pm-ish, my "mom" made my "sister" and me dinner. I like it when we are both eating at the same time because that way I don't have to eat alone.
After I finished dinner, I was doing something in my room when my "mom" asked me if I needed to wash my clothes. She has perfect timing because I actually did need to. I was running out of underwear (that is my indicator of when I am in desperate need of doing laundry)... I threw my clothes in the washer (with help from my "mom") and then my whole family (including my "grandparents") went to the big mall nearby. They were looking for a freezer or something. We walked into a couple of stores, but didn't find one. Instead, we went upstairs to the food court where we all got something to drink and/or eat. I love hanging out with all of them together!! It was so much fun; we sat there talking for awhile about everything. I learned that Spanish is a language that can be spoken without actually using real words. They gave me an example, but I didn't understand it then, so there was no way I was going to remember it for this blog... But it's basically the Spanish equivalent of saying "Thingy" or "Whatchama-call-it" (or however you spell it...). It was really funny! Then we talked about tongue twisters... Which I can't do in Spanish I learned. We also talked about how I need to practice my "r's". I can roll them, but using them in words is hard for me. Or at least I can't pronounce them the way that they want me to. They also keep correcting me on my "z's" and "c's that sound like s's". They really are hysterical. I will get this accent down, damn it! Even if it kills me.
We sat in the food court for a long while just talking, but after a bit we headed back home. When we got home, we watched the new episode of a series called "Águila Roja" ("Red Eagle"). I started watching it late, so I'm still a little confused about what is happening, but I'm learning quickly. With some help, of course. We finished watching it about 11:30pm and then it was time for bed. After my weekend, I very much welcomed sleep!
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