Reunion

This past weekend I attended a reunion of all the students participating in the exchange program that live in the Barcelona area. When I arrived my peers began to talk to me in English and, for a moment, I struggled to speak. I found that when I spoke in English i would sometimes say "si" or "vale." However, I soon remembered how to speak my native language, and the words soon began to flow from my mouth.

There wer about 12 students in total who attended. We met at the house of the coordinator of the Barcelona area in Cerdanyola. All the students took the train to get there. Feli dropped me off because we were coming from the birthday of one of their relatives. The coordinator who asked about our relationship with our family and how we were doing interviewed each student. Meanwhile, the other students visited with each other and got caught up with each other's news. it seemed that everybody was learning a lot and having a great experience.

After the interview sessions we all sat down to enjoy some tasty traditional pastries. We continued to talk and shared stories about our host families. We also compared the customs of Spain with our own and talked about what we did on a regular basis. One custom very common here is that the older children in our families still live at home (while working or going to college.)

Unfortunately, all good things have to end and the time soon came for us to part ways and levae for our casas. I said goodbye to my friends and headed back to my house in Sabadell by train. It was a great reunion, seeing some old faces and speaking in my native tongue. However, I have to say that it felt so wierd speaking English. I suppose that's a good thing.