You Make My Dreams Come True.

     I feel so happy. So happy "my liver is smiling." That's from Eat Pray Love. Every woman should read this book eventually. I love it. When I finish it I'll be moving on to Harry Potter in Spanish. See everyone, I'm still a nerd in Spain. No worries.
      Today, I had such a great time. Merche, my Spanish Mom, took me to  a medevil festival in the old part of the city. They dressed up and there were lots of little craft stands. My favorite part of the festival were the guys wearing huge heads on their head and hitting random people with this pillow-on-a-string contraption. Not gonna lie, I was a little concerned for some of the little kids...I then saw a ton of really old buildings and the Plaza del Castillo. This Plaza has been my favorite place so far. There are pictures on my facebook of it. It's so beautiful. Merche showed me the cafe of Ernest Hemmingway (he wrote "The Sun Also Rises" about Pamplona. He loved the city). Merche bought me my first cafe con leche. It is amazing!! Mrs. Haynam, you would have loved this part of my day... great coffee and American Literature?! We then walked home for our lunch (the biggest meal of the day) and ate some hamburgers. They are completely different from American burgers, but you'll have that.
     In the evening Merche and I went on a walk to another section of the city with her friend, Eugenia (Korey you should be so excited!). Eugenia is so sweet and funny. I really like her. We walked to yet another beautiful park and then met up with her mother and sister in the "Tabenera." I think that's what it is called. I had more cafe con leche and this time I got a pastry that had melted chocolate inside and chocolate sprinkles on top. It was so good. Merche asked me if we had them in America, and I said not like this. Haha. We walked home afterwards to have dinner. Merche made spaghetti because earlier in the week I mentioned that I really loved it. She is so sweet.
      Merche and Maite are really helping me with my Spanish. They are patient and teach me new things and correct when I am wrong. Merche explains the history of each building and I try to understand, but I just can't catch all of it yet. The accent is so difficult for me to understand right now. I love to listen to it, it's beautiful, just so different from everywhere else. But anyways, the history. There is history every where you look in this city. Today I saw a church that was built in the 1200s! It's so crazy. How old is Alliance? 200 years? Not that I don't still love Alliance.
      I love Alliance because of all the special people in it. I want to thank everyone who has supported me in doing this. Anyone who was excited for me. Especially to my Mom, my Papi, and Brandi, who let me do the very thing they wanted least. I couldn't ask for a better family. They are understanding, supportive, and they keep me grounded. They love me and I love them more than anything in the world. They are making my dreams come true.