Today is my first day watching los ninos, with help from the mom. It is hard to entertain a 3 year old without being able to talk to him. Unfortunately he only speaks Catalan, which is not like Spanish at all...but I just turn into a monster and chase him around and that about does it. So I went on a run yesterday, and now the parents are introducing me to people as "laura, a runner". I am NOT a runner. In fact, I hate running, but when I'm in a city l...

I've made it! The flight here was alright, didn't sleep much then hung out at Heathrow airport all day. But I'm finally here! My host family picked me up at the airport and they are great. They are both so sweet, and their kids are adorable. I'm about a foot and half taller than both the mom and the dad...and let me tell ya, watching a little man insist on carrying my 45lb backpacker's backpack up a flight of stairs is not so great. The dad was under the impressi...