Apparently, all the handsome guys come out with the sun!

A lot has happened since the last time that I updated my blog! I am done with Spanish classes and I have started my internship. I am working for a business called Fegemu. They buy from companies in other countries but they only sell to businesses in Spain. They sell lighting systems, security systems, and equipment for machines. (That is the very simple description of what they do. I won't bore you with details).

I absolutely love the people I work with. They are all so friendly and appreciative (I am working for them for free after all...). I am learning a lot of Spanish! For one, we only speak Spanish in the office (of course) but also, my boss has me translate emails and letters for her. It is such a good way to learn! I love it. That is probably my favorite job! I also do a lot of data entry and organizing. I'm just the little tad pole and I'm pretty sure they give me all the jobs that are easy enough that I couldn't possibly mess them up.... However, one of my bosses did tell me i'm "muy listo", which is a way of saying that i'm smart! I was pretty excited about that. :)

Due to various reasons, I ended up moving into a new living accommodation. I am living with a 73 year old woman named Miren. I'm pretty sure she is the sweetest, craziest old woman I have ever met. I love it here! My first day here, she told me that I will be like her daughter for the 3 weeks I am living here. She meant it! I came home one evening and she had washed and folded my clothes and made my bed up with fresh sheets! She is always telling me that I don't eat enough and that I need to eat more. She says that i'm young and if I don't eat more, I won't sleep well. I will be getting ready for bed at like 11pm and she will come in and try to talk me into eating something before I go to sleep.

I have been sick for the past couple days and she is taking very good care of me. When I woke up from a nap yesterday she had made some soup for me and she forced me to drink some tea. This morning, she informed me that in a half hour, I need to drink some fresh squeezed orange juice. I'm not quite sure what I will do without her when I move out of her apartment!

Miren has some nieces and nephews around my age. This past Sunday, I went to see Real Sociedad (San Sebastián's fútbol team) with her niece, Garazi and her friend Maider. They are both my age and it was so much fun! They are from Basque country, so they speak Castellano (Spanish) as well as Basque. It was fun because we spoke the whole time in Spanish and I was able to see how much I really have improved in the past month! Also, Real Sociedad won! They are in the second division right now and they are hoping to make it to the first division for next year. That would mean that they would play the really good teams like Real Madrid. They are doing very well this season and it is likely they will make it. The win this past Sunday was big for them; they were playing the number 2 team! The crowd went crazy. It was so much fun! Garazi and Maider told me that they would love to hang out again and introduce me to their friends. I'm excited to become friends with more Spanish speaking people because I will be forced to practice more! (all my friends speak English!)

While I love living with sweet old Miren, I am also looking forward to moving into my next accommodation. I will be living much closer to the bus stop that I have to walk to every morning to go to work, I will be living 5 minutes from the beach, and I will be living with young people including my new Greenlandic friend, Nana. It will be completely different from my living situation now, but also really fun. Nana and I get along really well and we both like to cook. We are excited to have 'sleepovers' every night and get to cook together all the time. Not to mention - have someone to walk home with all the time.

The weather is finally starting to change and Spring is in the air. I love it! Maalia, Nana and I spent the day on the beach a couple days ago. It's so relaxing and we just kept looking around and wondering how we got so lucky to live in such a beautiful place for these months. And apparently, all the handsome guys come out with the sun! We were wondering where they have been hiding! ;)

I am having so much fun and there is a part of me that wants to stay here forever! But I also really miss my family and friends. I talked with my auntie Mary last night and she was telling me about all the fun things that everyone is up to at home. This is a good time for everyone and I just feel so content.

I miss you all! If you have any questions about anything, feel free to send me a message! I didn't want to go into too much detail about any one thing because it would turn into a short novel.

besitos!
<3 Sierra (Eli)