Today we woke up at half 7 as we were going to Algeciras for a concert tonight. At first we were going to their grandparents house. As always they were super nice and made us breakfast, I had toast and butter with a coffee all served on a tray with a napkin. Today I really had the chance to practise my Spanish as they do not speak any English so I was really tested but felt very comfortable. We then made our way to the other grandparents house and usually I can n...

Today was the birthday of their cousin who was turning 12! We were going to McDonald's and the waterpark at half past 12 so it was a mad rush to get ready as they don't wake up until 11! We managed to squeeze some English in and then it was time to go! Their aunt was picking us up and in the car they were teaching me the alphabet in Spanish and making me say 'teta' which is t***' in English instead of 'theta' which is 'Z' fair to say it was some laugh! We made o...

Halfway there!! I am one month in and it feels great! I have learned lots of things about Spain, the language, the people and myself! I absolutely love Spain, every person I have met being a friend or family member of the family have been extremely friendly and tried to make an effort to speak english, the Spanish culture is beautiful, I love the family time, the daily routine, the food and of course the weather! Learning Spanish is simply done little by little, ...

Today I carried out my standard routine, being in the flat can be restricting because there is no garden and it can be boring being stuck in the flat all day, however today is my last day of being Anne Frank and tomorrow we go to the holiday home for the month! A few weeks ago it was the Grandfathers 80th birthday and he wanted to take the full family out for dinner to celebrate. I appreciated how nice it was that I was invited. We arrived around 9 o'clock (stand...

This morning was just a standard morning of making beds, making breakfast and looking after the children. However this afternoon I was going whale watching and I was very excited! When the mum came home we quickly had lunch which was a soup with lots of rice it was amazing and one of my favourite dishes here! We then had omelette full of kale as healthy as ever and made our way to Tarifa. The family volunteered to go to the beach and wait for me while I do the to...