Courtney comes to España!

Hola!
Sorry I have been late on updating my bog. Things with school have been pretty crazy these past two weeks. So after returning from Spring Break I had an amazing week with Courtney. She came out here with her friend Olenka for the week. When she got here she was pretty tired so we just had a relaxing day. We got some picnic food and went to el parque de retiro. It is by far my favorite place in Madrid, and we even went there almost every day Courtney and Olenka were here. While I was at school Courtney and Olenka went to Toledo with 2 German girls they met at their hostel. From what I heard they had a great time. On Monday night Courtney came over for dinner and I must say it was the most entertaining dinner ever. Not only had my señora prepared a meal that was vegetarian because she remembered me telling her at the beginning of the semester but she made me and my host brother Niko a birthday cake. His birthday was when we were on Spring Break just like mine so we celebrated together. The cake was an frozen yogurt cake with strawberries. It was sorta like an ice cream cake. The best part of dinner was when my señora and host brother tried to cut the cake but it was too hard so we had to put it in the microwave. Then it was still hard to cut and while attempting to cut it Niko accidentally threw a piece of the cake on the floor. Now this wouldn't usually be that funny but he doesn't really interact with us much nor show much emotion but when that happened he busted out laughing. Then he kept cussing in english which was also very funny considering he doesn't speak english.
I didn´t have class on Thursday because it was a holy day so the three of us headed to Salamanca. We left on Wednesday night and stayed till Thursday night. Salamanca is a college town. We had a great day exploring. The rest of the trip was spent showing them the spanish night life and getting to try some great spanish food like tortilla española and pallela. Torilla española is my favorite food out here. It is eggs potato and onions. It is delicious! I think Courtney enjoyed it as well.
I know we did a lot more while they were here, but it has been a while so I have forgot some details. But it was a great birthday present to have my sister here. I am also very thank for her wanting to see what my life is like out here. I already miss you a ton sister!

I love and miss you all.
love, Kayla


(Pictures: 1) el parque de retiro. 2) Courtney at the gardens by the palace. 3) Courtney and Olenka with my roommate at a winery 4) In the metro!