Hola, yesterday I arrived in the Madrid Airport in the afternoon. After a full day of flying with Gonzalo, including having to literally run through the Cedar Rapids airport to catch an earlier flight (my original was delayed, thus making my goodbyes very quick) and having to turn back once to fix a navigation problem, I met my host family.
Greeting me with open arms, Pablo and Pliar loaded my luggage into the car and we drove off to Calatayud, a city on the way to Zaragoza where Pablo grew up. There, I met Gonzalo’s grandma and extended family and had some delicious Spanish food of breaded pork, cured ham, tomato and tortilla (which is actually more of a quiche of egg and potato).
Finally we arrived in the gorgeous Zaragoza where I settled into their nice apartment home. During all of this, I was attempting to speak Spanish. For the most part, I am only getting about half of the sentences and figuring out the meaning from context. It helped to have Gonzalo, who could help, but he is going to use only Spanish next week (which will be hard, but good). Ultimately, I have a difficult journey with the Spanish language, but it will be rewarding. With that said, I also can tell I am already understanding more from my arrival yesterday, even if it’s only a little.
PS: Later today, Pablo is going to take me sightseeing on bicycle, I’m very excited, but more on that later.
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