Well today was a day that I have been looking forward to for a long time--maybe even since before I even arrived in Barcelona. Mom, Dad, and Leah arrived this morning.
I went to the airport at about 9am to pick them up from the flight from New York (make sure to ask them about meeting Rupert at the Hello Deli the day before). We took the train and then the metro back to their hotel and got them all settled in. Even though we were all tired, and napping sounded like the best thing to do, in the interest of recovering from jet lag I got them to walk around with me a bit. We headed down towards the coast, and walked past the port and then had sandwiches for lunch. Then, I headed to class and the other three took naps for most of the afternoon.
This evening we had dinner at my host family's house. It was really a good time. Instead of turkey and stuffing and the works for Thanksgiving dinner, we had pan con tomate (bread with tomato and olive oil), and various different smoked meats and cheese, as well as Spanish tortilla (which is most like a quiche, with potatoes and eggs and veggies). For dessert we had fresh fruit, as well as some traditional Spanish Christmas pastries. It was really a fun time having both my real family and my adopted family around the same table, and I was really impressed with how strong Mom and Dad and Leah's Spanish still is--I only had to translate one or two things the whole night!
When I come back home to the states and people want to hear stories of my adventures in Spain and the other parts of Europe, I'm sure there are a few other stories that will make for better conversation than today, but I really don't remember the last time I went to bed at night feeling this content.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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