Valladolid!

Here I am! We got here at about 3:30pm (about 7:30am Wisconsin time) and met with our host families. My host mama's name is Mar and she is really nice. She gave us somewhat of a tour of Valla, then we came home, ate and unpacked. My roommate Jessica and I share a room and we have our own bathroom, which is super nice. Plus, there is a bunch of stuff in the bathroom that other people have left here. We also discovered that we have WIFI in our house. Awesome! Skyping can happen much more often with WIFI :)

I never ended up going to Segovia and Toledo with the family in Madrid because it was rainy every day, but perhaps I can make it there another time.

Tomorrow we have our placement tests at the university and they are having a welcome dinner for us at night. It's nice to actually be able to settle in. I miss home, but everything is still so new here, especially with being in Valladolid now. Today is Sunday, so everything is closed, but tomorrow we will begin to explore. Aaaaaand Jessica and I will start to speak to each other only in Spanish :-/

I'm reallllly excited to get involved with La Comunidad Cristiana, which is the church I have been recommended to go to by many people. Can't wait to have that community! I'm also looking into being a part of the Navigators here at the university. Who would have thought they would have Navs in Valladolid, Espana? I think I am most excited about the fellowship and the WORSHIP. Some of you know that my computer is still broken and I am using my mom's while I am in Spain, but all my music is on my computer and I have none on here. I was just going to use the internet, but the connection is slow and kind of patchy, so it doesn't work at all. But, if anyone wants to send me a cd with awesome worship music on it, I would not complain...

Prayer Requests:

• Easy adjustment
• Tests tomorrow go well
• Make good connections with other students in my program
• Most people are Catholic here, but mostly Sunday morning Catholics. It has been hard for me to explain to them what being a Christian means to me and that I want to give my life to Jesus, but not join a nunnery or anything like that.
• Learn a lot of Spanish!

Thank you all for your thoughts and your prayers.

P.S. I would love to send postcards, so if you would like to receive one you have two options:

1. Send me something in the mail with a return address on it. (I have a craving for Andes mints right now. Spanish people don't like mint things.)
2. Email me or comment with your address.

Love love love!!

Kimberly