At the moment I am in Madrid, living with my friend Olga´s family. They are absolutely wonderful! Her dad speaks English fairly well, but her mom doesn´t. She tries so hard, though, and we agreed that if she is patient with my Spanish, I will be patient with her English. :) Last night they drove me around the city, which is muy bonita (very beautiful), and we had a late dinner. The food is definitely interesting. We had white asperagus last night (which was a first for me), and they eat a lot of jamon (ham). I love trying new foods. Today Olga and I took the subway to downtown Madrid to see the sights with her boyfriend, Ernesto. He´s very cute and polite. He hardly speaks any English, so I had to be brave and
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