Bienvenidos a La Via. We got here around 6:30 tonight and met our mother. She seems like a very stern woman, but by the end of the night, we had her laughing. After David gave a welcome to the people, we went back and had dinner. We ate rice, chicken and what I think was fried plantains. Then we made us Jello for dessert. Made it feel like the US. After that, we gave our presents out, and they all seemed to like them. Brandon, Tim and I played futbol most of the night afterwards. Gabby would jump in here and there, but it was fun. Fabiola reminds me a lot of Paula.
The family is really nice, and they even watched cooking shows. That was interesting to watch. I did not understand many of the words, but I understood the main ingredient, chocolate.
I guess I should also talk about the rest of the bus ride. We got to see the sun set into the Pacific, which I have never seen before. Then the singing started. I love how when singing starts to occur, its always the same songs that get sung; Build me up Buttercup, Ain't no Mountain High Enough, anything by Sublime. I did not sing, I chose to be intraspective, or tired. I think it was mostly the first. I kept seeing the surroundings, and it is just so beautiful down here. And I was nervous about meeting my host family. It was awkward at first, but it got easier as the night went on. My Spanish is stronger than I remembered it. Hopefully tomorrow night we will go out into the village to interact with everyone. Well, my eyes are closing as I am writing this, so I am going to attempt to sleep.
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