Curtain Cords, NOT TOYS

Today at lunch my host mom had something really exciting to tell me! Apparently December 8 when the Catholic Church celebrates the Immaculate Conception, they have a VERY SPECIAL custom. All these people gather near sundown and they walk. ALL NIGHT LONG. She said that whole families and parishes come out and do this all night trek. She says I need to wear multiple pairs of socks to make it through. It sounds so beautiful! They do their own version of a pilgrimage every year! Hopefully I can find some friends who will want to go with me.

Real Random: Tonight my mom got new curtains for my room. I had these solid blue curtains, but she bought these beautiful yellow/gold curtains. I love them! They totally open up the room. However, in the pack of curtains there were two cords in case you want to tie them back. My brother, Hugo, had the grand idea of using them as a whip. I was holding the rod for my mom, so I had to stand there and take it. Once we got the curtains up I grabbed another cord and chased Hugo around the apartment. We each got a few good hits in, and WOW those things hurt so badly. I am just warning you, not a smart thing to do. Then we went on with our next grand idea of throwing the soccer ball at each other. Yeah, that knocked over our lamp and ended up with reprimands from our mom. Good times.

Today Ashley and I took Mara's suggestion to heart. We are trying to expand our vocabulary, so we pick different subjects and look up all the words we can think of. Today we discussed technology. We learning vocab from inbox to download to email. It was a blast! Thanks Mara!

I am also going through and trying to find all of the Spanish songs I can that have Spanish versions as well. If you guys can think of artists like Christina Aguilera that sing both, I would really appreciate it! Thanks for your help!!

I finally figured out my full address, so if you want it and don't have it, please let me know!