Sunday was the first full day with my host family. We went to a catholic church in the morning, it was hard understanding everything that was going on, mainly because of the language and how fast everyone speaks, but also because I am not used to the way a catholic service is run. After church we came back for breakfast, and then I unpacked and set up my room. While I was unpacking I did feel homesick as I was moving into a room in a house, but it just wasn't my house, my home. I now fully see how moving into university and back each semester is much different than moving into a house, not to mention in a completely different culture, city and continent! As I was finished packing, my host mom asked if I was ready to go, I did not know where to, but of course I was ready!
We ended up driving almost an hour to a smaller town where lots of their family lives. On the way, we stopped for lunch and I really wish I had taken a picture. At least 20 fully roasted pigs laid out on tables where you ordered and they prepared a meal for you. Annnnddd it was delicious! We also had amazing coconut juice, not coconut water or milk, but juice! yum :) after lunch, we went to their aunts and sat and talked outside for a good 3 or 4 hours, while more and more family came, greeting all with besos. I mostly just listened and tried to understand what everyone was talking about. When my family speaks to me I understand and can answer, but it's hard trying to understand what everyone is saying to each other.
We then went into their house and hung out for about another hour. One of the cousins had surgery on his neck last week, so I got to meet him and we watched TNT (yes the american channel but in Spanish) together. The movie that was on was "Chuck and Larry" with Adam Sandler and Kevin James. I tried to explain the plot line of the movie to them, which if any of you know, is hard enough/odd to explain in English. But it worked, and it was fun to just hang out with them. That night we had a small dinner around 8:30 of empañatas and a warm drink similar a rice milk drink. The empañatas reminded me of chicken pot pie! Anywho, it was a good day meeting lots of family.
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