My new host family consists of my mom Veronica and her son Rafael. Veronica works at the Catholic University (Universidad Catolica) with the University of California - Berkley exchange students. Because she works in an environment with exchange students she understands very well the difficulties that I am going though and she helps out a lot. It is really nice to be able to talk to her every night over dinner. She can make some really good food too!
Rafael is 24 years old and is attending school for Business and Trade. He is hoping to go to the United States in December to work at a ski resort in Colorado or Utah through a program for 6 months. I am not really sure exactly how that is going, but I think it is on track.
It is a little odd because young people live with their families until they get married, so sometimes you see people that are 35 years old still living with their parents. It makes for saving a lot of money, but at the same time it is something that I am not accustomed to. Especially since most American students go to college after high school and then only return to live with their parents over the summer or in many cases live in their own housing for the rest of their lives. What is even more extreme is that the parents really do treat their kids like kids until they get married and move out. They cook for them, serve them their food, etc. It is pretty intense. I am not 100% sure, but I don't even think Rafael (24) knows how to do laundry because his mom still does it for him.
Overall, this host family is a ton better then my old host family and I am enjoying being here a lot more. I feel more at home and they are much more welcoming.
I will post a picture of my host family when I get a chance.
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Are you going to include a picture when you tell about your new family? Just wondering.
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