Here's a little bit about my host family, my house, and spanish life in general so far: Mi madre is from Washington, D.C. so she speaks english (which comes in handy when I am really confused!). She actually went to UW-Madison -- small world, huh?? She is super nice, and she seems to really want to help me do well. Mi padre also speaks english, but he is from spain, so his native language is spanish, and he also speaks french. He seems to be really interested in history; he told me all about the historic importance of Toledo yesterday! Our house is located in el "casco historico" which means the old main city (so it's in the old Toledo, the part that was walled in long ago). It is about a 5 minute walk from
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