La Casa de Isabel Menchón

While I'm in Madrid, I will be living with a family. My assigned homestay is with the Menchón family. The family consists of a mom, two daughters, a son, and a housekeeper. Isabel, the mom, is very nice. She says that for the first month I'm here she will speak mostly Spanish with a little bit of English when I need help. However, after that she will only speak Spanish, which is completely terrifying! Marina, the oldest, is 21 years old. I haven't had the chance to speak with her that much but she seems very nice. All I know about Marina is that she speaks EXTREMELY FAST, she loves New York City, and she is going to South Africa at the end of January. Adrian, the middle child, is 18 years old. I haven't met Adrian yet because he is studying in France. The youngest child, Elsa, is 15 years old. Elsa loves American music and television; she listens to Ke$ha and watches popular shows like Pretty Little Liars, Modern Family, and How I Met Your Mother. Emperatriz is the housekeeper. She is originally from Mexico and has an 18 year old son who lives in Nicaragua with his father. Emperatriz only speaks Spanish, so communicating with her is sometimes difficult, but I think it will ultimately help improve my Spanish.

The Menchóns live in an apartment located in central Madrid. It has been very convenient living within walking distance to everywhere I need to go. If something isn't within walking distance, the nearest metro station is less than a three minute walk away. The apartment itself is beautiful. It is much larger than I was expecting. I have my own spacious room and the other American student living here also has her own room. The other student's name is Monica and she's an engineering student at BU like me. I didn't know Monica before I came here, but we have mutual friends. My room in the apartment is bigger than Monica's room, but hers isn't tiny.

 Here are some pictures of my room:

{I have two desks!}

{Look at all that closet space. I need to go shopping!}

Although I haven't been in Spain for that long, I already feel at home here. The Menchóns have been extremely welcoming. I am really lucky that I got paired with such a great family!