Home stay in Salamanca

Home stay in Salamanca

A Spanish Welcome

Amy and I are very lucky to be staying with a really lovely old lady here in Salamanca. Our only problem is that she doesn't speak English, not a word! Dinner takes a really long time  as I have to try and translate the whole conversation between Amy and Hope (I don't know how to say her name in Spanish). Hope always makes sure that we have plenty to eat, actually, too much to eat. Last night she cut herself a small portion of a rather large quiche then gave us the rest. And that was only one course... We had two other courses !

Our final goodbyes, sad but amazing!

When we first got to her house, she ran around showing us photos of her family members and trying to explain to us who they all were. When Amy showed Hope the photos of her family she laughed at Ryan's hair (Amy's brother) because it's so red and curly and long. We have been giving Hope presents randomly throughout our stay. We are now in trouble and are not allowed to give her any more presents!

The strangest thing that has happened is when Hope tried vegemite. We showed her how much to put on her toast, and she loved it. Next minute she was dipping it into her coffee! Apparently Spanish people dip everything into their coffee. So of course we had to try it, and we must say it wasn't as bad as we thought, and we think all of you should try it too!!

Amy Leonarda and Kate Rootes

Amy, Hope and Kate