Finally in Bilbao

Today started out pretty interesting. We had to wait on the buses for a group of girls who slept in too late. The Deusto representatives had to go and wake them up. Let's just say some students took full advantage of their free time yesterday evening. Many students weren't looking the brightest this morning. After they boarded the buses, we went to Museo Nacional del Prado which holds over 8,ooo paintings. A tour guide took us around part of the museum and showed us the most famous paintings. After the museum, we went back to the hotel for lunch. Let me tell you, Spanish people take so long to eat. They gave us over an hour to eat lunch! They are never in a hurry like us Americans.

                                                                       The museum

Once we were finished with lunch, we took a 5 hour bus ride to Bilbao. The scenery was gorgeous! There are lots of hills and mountains. I was glad once we reached Bilbao, because 13 hours of traveling in 3 days is not fun! The bus dropped us off at a spot in Bilbao where all the host families were waiting. I was very nervous because their language in Spain is quite different than what I learned in school. My host mom met me with open arms and kissed me on the cheek (I gotta get used to that). We shared a taxi with her friend and her host student to Algorta. My host mom lives in an apartment with her 32 year-old son. The apartment is fairly good sized and very nice. By looking at the furniture, you can definitely tell an older lady lives here. It is really warm and has been since I've gotten here. I'm not sure I like sweating all day long. However, the view of the city and the beach is beautiful from my bedroom window! I don't think my host mom speaks any English and her son speaks very, very little. I can understand them a little more than half the time and the other half of the time I just knod and smile. It will definitely take some time to adjust to the language! 

A storm just came through, and there is a chance for rain almost every day. Hopefully it just comes and goes really quick. My host mom said it's been really warm in Bilbao, which is not normal at all. She was not very fond of the weather as am I!

Bilbao

Bus ride

View from my window

Another view from my window...the beach!!!!