So these past few days have been a little different because now Felipe (our host Dad) is back home with his two daughters. Last week it was just Melissa, Cristina, and I at home because Felipe was gone with his daughters in Leon. Now he is back, and it's been really fun getting to talk to him, and his daughters.
The first day he was home we were just sitting at the kitchen table and making small talk. Felipe was really sweet and said that for these weeks Melissa and I are like adopted daughters to him. He said that if we ever have a problem while we are here we can come to him, except for money, haha. He also said that if I ever have any questions about what he is saying or don't understand something, I should stop him and he will try to help me understand. Him and Veronica are really good about asking me if I know certain words and stopping to explain them to me. He likes to joke around a lot too, and he also tries to learn English. He will ask us how we are, and we will answer in Spanish, then we will ask him and he will try to answer in English. He says he will teach us Spanish and we will teach him English.
Felipe was also in the Military for awhile and told us some really cool stories from when he was in the service. One of the stories he told was when he was about 18 and first starting to fight and was still a little nieve about things. He said they were driving their army car on the road and it was really icy. All of a sudden a little boy slipped on the eyes, fell on his knees, and slid under the car. They were in a bad neighborhood and he said that you never stop your car or else you will probably get attacked. But because of the boy who slid underneath, Felipe said to stop the car. Then a whole bunch of other people came up and pointed their guns at Felipe and everyone else who was in the car. This was the part where I got a little confused, but somehow or another, guns ended up being pointed at this little boy, and they said "We'll let you go if you let this boy go." So the boy was used as bait to help them pass through. It was really cool the way he told it though.
Tonight was really fun at dinner. Their daughters Veronica and Estella left so it was just Cristina, Felipe, Melissa, and I. The dinner was really fun. It tasted good, and also we were just joking around and laughing and having fun. Cristina kept piling more and more food on Felipe's plate and Felipe was like no, I can't eat any more. Then he said that the meal he was going to eat was the biggest sin he has ever committed. Then he was joking about how he would need to take a siesta after, and then how Siestas are a national sport. If our teacher asks us what it the most popular national sports are we say 'siestas' hahaha. I also learned some new words at dinner. Felipe will always address me as "Senorita Julia" (pronounced Hoolia). He will say do you know this word, Senorita Julia? So I learned that broma means joke and pepina means cucumber. Good to know! I am going to start writing down all the new words I learn. Then after dinner Cristina started singing, and it was just really fun and in a lot of ways reminded me of my family at home because we sing a lot. It also made me realize that people aren't all that different no matter where you live. I think I had it in my mind that Spaniards are really serious and boring, but they are actually just like us and like to joke around and have a good time!
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