On Sunday, I got a housemate! Her name is Aya and she is from Japan. Pilar cannot say her name so she calls her Maria. She seems very nice but does not speak a word of Spanish or English. This makes communicating difficult but also funny. She is a newb now and I feel more comfortable, so I tried to help her adjust by showing her my room and book of excursions and how to use the shower. I really like her and having someone else there at dinner. I felt bad because somehow I can understand Pilar talk now and so we talked all dinner and afterwards all Aya said was "no entiendo nada" which means I did not understand anything. So, I have been putting my charades skills to use to try and act out how she should eat certain foods or go places.
On Sunday I also went hiking in Bejar. Bejar is only an hour and a half away from Salamanca. We hiked for about an hour to reach the start of the trails. Then, we hiked for about four hours, stopping halfway to jump into the river. The view was gorgeous and this was the perfect way to spend my last Sunday here. You could see the water, the mountains, the stone hills, and the forest all in one spot. The sun was shining and the hike was great exercise with people that I've gotten to know so well. We got refreshing lemonade slushies after and relaxed in the park.
Last week Carlitos wanted to take a picture together while I was doing my homework on my computer. This led to me showing him Photo Booth, which led to a never ending amount of pictures with various effects. He even ran and pulled Pilar into the frame so we could all get a picture together.
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