1 Febrero

Hola amigos! I'm feeling a little under the weather today (I haven't slept through the night since we've gotten to Cáceres, and I think it's catching up with me), so this is going to be more brief than usual. Feeling worse makes me miss you all more!

This morning we had our tour of the old part of Cáceres and it was completely magical, I'm telling you. So pretty, like nothing I've ever seen. Cáceres is the 3rd most important monumental city in Europe (1st is Florence, I didn't catch the 2nd).  Afterwards, a few of us had café con leche at a cafe in the plaza.

 A view of the Plaza Mayor

 The mountain we climbed yesterday from a museum we went to today

A really good street singer

After lunch, we took our siesta and then went on a walk with Teresa and Leondro to visit their daughter, Teresa, and her children Elena (10) and Fernando (8). They were all so sweet! Teresa is an English teacher and Fernando walked in and said "Hello!" to us! Elena is a little sweetheart as well, and a wonderful painter. I hope we get to spend more time with them.

Then, we bought our train tickets to Portugal for tomorrow! Woohoo. Despues, some of us went to a cafe and I finally had churros con chocolate. Que rico! 

I really haven't been feeling well though, and I started crying in the middle of dinner- very embarrassing. I realized that I haven't spoken with my mom in a week, and nobody here knows how much I need hugs--so I haven't had one in a week! While I was crying, Teresa held me and then made me poleo, her cure-all tea. Both made me feel much better, but I wish I could hug my parents and my brother.

Tomorrow, más clases and then Portugal!

Praises to God for:

-an awesome host family who truly loves us

-drugs (medicinal, of course)

-chocolate

-coffee

-a beautiful city to live in

Hablamos pronto!