My host family

Meet my new home in Sevilla! I live on this little street with my host family.

We are in a neighborhood called Nervion, which is relatively far away from the city center and the University. It's a forty minute walk and about two and a half miles, but my roommate and I did it 4 times today! Since lunch, or almuerzo, is such an important part of the day here, pretty much everybody goes home from work for a few hours to eat with their families. Stores are even closed between 2 and 5 in the afternoons!

the streets are lined with trees full of oranges!

another picture of the house (my roommate, Diana, is over in the corner)

I feel so lucky to be living in a house, because many of the families in Seville live in small apartments. My family has been living here for 3 years, and have hosted students since they first moved in! They are such a cute and beautiful family.

living room

me and my roommate's bedroom!

where we all sit down and eat :)

My señora, Teresa, is so wonderful and hospitable.

Teresa, mi señora

Paula and Teresa, 6 and 8 years old

Teresa (junior) and Paula are absolutely adorable. They are always singing or dancing, and love to play their Kirby video game on the Wii. Every night after dinner, they say to us in their best English: "Good night see you tomorrow!"

And I am so happy that I get to live in a traditional family like this - the kids are always so fun to talk to because they're not afraid to say whatever they want. Teresa and Juan are just so kind and engaging whenever we ask them questions about life in Sevilla. It's kind of ridiculous how patient they are, with us and our rugged Spanish. Oh, and Teresa's cooking! I seriously look forward to every one of our meals...and I think I'll do a post on it next time.

Tomorrow our group is headed to el cátedral for a mini excursion. So excited!