Mi Madre en Espana

This is a tribute to my senora. We finally got to meet her on Friday, May 14th. We took a taxi from the hotel to our new "home" which is located on the northern side of town, away from the river, but close to the school.

Her name is Maria and she is simply darling. Absolutely darling. She's maybe five feet tall and reminds me of my Nanna who past away. She's got reddish hair and is so little... you just want to hug her. When we got to the apartment, she opened the door and immediately she hugged us and gave us a kiss on both cheeks. It was so cute!!

Her apartment is so quaint and little. Blair and I are sharing a room that's no bigger than a dorm room in the states.


It has white walls and green closets, with a desk and chair for us to use. Our window shows us the entire city practically which is so cool!! Did I also mention that we were on the 11th floor of our building!! It's crazy! I see so far down!! It was a little scary at first but I kind of like it now.

Did I mention she is also a great cook! So far some Spanish dishes we've had are lentejas (lentils soup), pisto de verduras (a bunch of veggies with eggs), and my favorite thus far, arroz con pollo (rice with chicken). Every time we eat lunch, we watch TV. But if it's dinner we eat in the kitchen. Also, lunch and dinner are served so late. We don't have dinner until 9:30pm. It's strange and a little hard to get used to but I like the food, so that makes up for it.

Everything is so quaint and little, I could totally live here.
Well until next time,
Cati (the nickname my madre gave me... she started with Katelyn, then to Catalina, then to Cati - haha my name is hard to say apparently)