Well, I think it´s only 5 days till we´re home, so that´s a fabulous thing! We´re missing you guys a ton, and maddi wants me to tell you sorry she hasn´t posted much, she´s just too lazy, but she will tonight or tomorrow.
What have we been doing? Hmm...let me think. Well, yesterday we went and saw a 1,000 yr old town, which was pretty cool. We went with Coro, Gaiska (Maialen´s brother) and Gaiska´s gorgeous girlfriend. It was amazing.
Today we went to the...grr...I forget the name, but it´s basically a place where the family can go and eat, but they cook. And they don´t have to wash dishes. They go there when there isn´t enough room in their own home for all the people they want to have eat with them, and it´s like a membership where you pay so much a month to use the facilities. Pretty cool if you ask me...
We also played burro with Lorea and another of Maialen´s friends, as well as teaching them spoons. Then we hung out and chatted with a few of Oihana´s friends. Oh, and one of Oihana´s friends looks exactly like a 4 year old girl I know from home, only she´s 21, not 4.
Today, we ate sooo much food, it was insane. First, there were little shrimpies (whole, but cooked) and bread. Then came the paella (yummm!!!!). After that we had steamed muscles in this fabulously delicious sauce. Then, there was a cheese flan and a cake for desert. After that we, of course, had to have coffee/cola cao. It was a necessity!! Oh, but dad, you would have loved all this food. I wanted to call you and tell you exactly what I´d eaten in juicy detail, just like you do to me when you´re gone!
Hmm....I can´t remember what we did the day before yesterday. That was Thursday...oh yes! We went to Bilbao and did a little shopping and sightseeing, and we played on this totally awsome playground. You all should be jealous! It was amazingly fun. These 3 teenagers and 1 21 year old, playing on a playground in the middle of Bilbao with 6 year olds. Pretty darn fun, let me tell you!
Ya, so we´ve been doing good, trying different foods, learning interesting things, like as of July 1st, people in Spain can not talk on cell phones while driving, and people have to pay for their carts at the grocery story.
Wait! I forgot about Friday! On Friday we met up with Deborah, who is totally American! But her accent is kind of American/Spanish/English. Really interesting. Anyways, she took us to this really old church called Loyola, which was pretty cool, then we went to Zarout and did some sale shopping on the beach, then got mondoly large ice creams which we ate
before they melted.
Well, I think that´s pretty much it. I can´t wait to see you all and tell you in person what it´s been like.
Love,
Nat
