First day in Malaga

Pre-apology:  I realize a lot of this is rambling and probably difficult to read.  Lo siento mucho!

First day in Malaga!!  I have a feeling me and Amber got really really lucky with our housing assignment.  We’re very close to the beach, and to the school (if we find it…I’ll get back to that), we have our OWN ROOMS!!, our Senora is a great cook, it’s a big place, our own bathroom (kinda), there’s stuff to do nearby, the two other girls we’ve been hanging out with live close by, its beautiful here (mountains and ocean in the same view! How can you beat that??)…I could go on...and probably will.

We got here around four after a six hour long bus ride.  The bus ride wasn’t really too bad, since we have so much luggage between all the students (about 50), we have to take two busses, so pretty much every got their own seat.  As soon as we got to Malaga we met our host family.  Jose came to pick us up and took us back to the house, where we met Elena, our senora.  We’re still a little uncomfortable because we don’t really know all the rules/how we’re expected to behave but I think we’ll figure it out.   Like we aren’t sure if we are kinda supposed to stay in our little area of the house, or if we’re supposed to go downstairs and talk to them, or if they want to be left alone or what...  Luckily there are 2 of us so it makes it easier (even though we’re both socially awkward / have no ability to read maps or work keys(this does not really relate here but it is very true (and Amanda, I hope you appreciate/remember the double parentheses))), if it was just me I think I’d have a nervous breakdown.  We just had dinner though and I can pretty much understand what Senora Elena says and it seems like she can understand me fairly well too! (Sometimes when I speak Spanish I get a blank stare like I just spoke gibberish to them…)  I’m getting more comfortable everyday with my Spanish.  A lot of times I think my problem is that I get so nervous that I mumble a little when I speak, but that’s starting to go away (slowly).

Oooo, important detail.  There is also two other girls staying here from Austria, they will be here for two weeks.  They speak English (sorta) but there is definitely a language barrier between us.  They are in the room across the hall.  We didn’t know there would be anyone else staying here, but it’s interesting to be meeting people from all over the world!  I wonder if there will be other girls staying here over the summer after they leave.  I hope so, keeps things interesting! (Not that things have ceased to be interesting so far.)  Hopefully when I post this (which might not be till this weekend, not sure) I will be able to post a picture of my room for you!  It’s very cute, I even have my own little closet and desk….and orange sheets!