So spain was pretty hard the first day, but also i had been up for about 42 hours and knew no one in a 6,000 mile radius of me. I've gotten to know the people in my group and i really like all of them. two live very close to me, about a block away so thats awesome. yesterday we got to see the university and got cell phones and ate my so far favorite spanish meal-the tortilla espanola. ay que rico! our main university building is an old cathedral. the sanctuary part has been turned into a library and the part where the monks used to live are all the classrooms. everything is so so beautiful here! this morning i met and moved in with my host family. my host parents are Maravillas y Juan and they live in a house with one of their daughters who is 24 and their other daughter (28) lives with her boyfriend in a nearby town. They are all so so nice and i think having such a loving family like structure here helps with the homesickness. so much for leaving all the snow in the midwest! its been snowing here all day. we've gotten about 3 inches or more - the most snow they've gotten in about 20 years! everyone is freaking out and doesn't know how to deal with it. people are all outside making snow angels and snowmen and having snowball fights. Well its about time for dinner but i just wanted to let everyone know that i am no longer freaking out about not being able to speak spanish or being away from everyone i know. besos!