Yup, I finally met them today. They are the nicest people ever. The mom's name is Gloria, and then she has 4 kids, Bárbara 12 años, Joaquín 10 años, Claudio 7 años,and Agustín 5 años, then there's a girl that works for them, Laura, who is 19. All the kids are really cute and nice. Gloria knows quite a bit of english (thank goodness, it's necessary for the first encounter) and apparently the kids do too so I don't think communication will be a problem. If I can't express an idea in spanish I will be able to in English. The house is really nice. I have my own room and I'll have internet and TV and all that. I was scared because people made it sounds like I would be living in a third world type place but I have more ammenities here than I do at home! (Food cooked for me, laundry done for me..when I get back I'm going to have to go back to the hard life!). There still is not, however, coffee. So not everything is perfect. Tomorrow is the first day of orientation. I'm not moving in with my host family until Sunday so I can spend the last couple days with my mom. I'm looking forward to it though. I think it'll be really fun to live with them.
Joaquín & Claudio
Bárbara
Agustín
looks so very "normal." lol. i wasn't quite sure what to expect either. & niiiice amenities chick wow! =) good luck finding coffee... that could be an adventure all it's own.
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