Housing

I had two choices of housing for my study abroad program. I could either stay in the dorms at the university or live with a host family. When I received the housing information, I filled out the application quickly and emailed it back to the university so I had a better chance of living with a host family. Lucky for me, I received my housing confirmation last week and found out that I'm living with a host family! Here is a little information on my host family.

Marisol Esteban is a woman in her fifties. She has two kids, Iñigo (32) who is currently living at home and a daughter (Iraide) who does not live at home, but lives very close and also hosts CIDE students. She also has two grandkids who visit sometimes and may spend a weekend there. They live in an apartment in Algorta, a nice residential area next to the beach about 30 minutes away from the University by metro. In their apartment you will have your own room. The apartment also has Wi-Fi Internet connection. Marisol is a housewife, and in her free time she sings in a choir and likes traveling and going out with friends.

I also received her address, email address, and phone number within the housing confirmation. Friday night I sent her an email telling her a little about myself and how excited I am to come visit. Hopefully I will hear back from her before I leave on Sunday.