My first full day in Oviedo consisted of me mulling around my flat trying to entertain myself and also wandering around town trying to find a lavadoria and an internet café. Luckily I found both! Funny thing is that when you ask the Spaniards where an internet café is they look at you as though you have just cursed! They obviously do not call them internet cafes here in Espana!
Reme, the homestay coordinator from the University of Oviedo came to pick me up for some afternoon coffee. She is a very nice woman in her 50’s I believe. However, she does not speak english! We went out for some coffee and a short tour of the city. I was surprised with how well I did communicating with her. After being in Germany for the past three months, I really have not forgotten all that much Spanish. It’s just difficult to put a grammatically correct sentence together!
The landlord of the apartment/flat that I am staying is a very nice woman. Her mother, an 80 year old motor mouth, comes over every day around lunch time to clean. Me calling her motor mouth stems from her speaking to me as though I was born and raised in Spain. She talks a mile a minute! I am grateful that she comes over to clean my room
and make my bed everyday.
I have a friend from Oregon State that is studying in Oviedo during July. So I spent much of my day trying to get in touch with her. It was problematic due to not having a phone! And after a few uses of the pay phones, you start to become broke….those things eat your money up like its nothing!
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