One of my favorite things about this experience is living with a señora; however, I think it is also one of the most difficult things for me. My señora’s is a single mother who is probably in her sixties and is very fashionable. She has two daughters one of them who lives in our building and as far as I know she has two grandchildren. She does not work so she is always working hard on keeping the house clean, cooking delicious food and she loves to dance. I can tell that she was a strict/ overprotective mother and sometimes she is that way with my roommate and I. I always try to be respectful with my elders especially with those who are letting me live in their house. She is very caring, but at times it is hard having a second parent. My mom is more easygoing than my señora. I think it is funny when my mom thinks the house is a mess when in reality it is probably the cleanest house on the block, but my señora is even funnier/ sometimes frustrating. I think it is because her job is to take care of my roommate and myself so she cleans everyday. I have learned how to speak up for myself throughout the past couple of years and now I am learning how to stand up for myself while being respectful. Not only am I learning a lot of Spanish from my señora, I am also learning a lot of Spanish from my roommate. She is very helpful and we have become good friends. She showed me where a local track to run is and we have hung out several times. It is nice to have her in the house. I am thankful for this experience and I know that this is only helping me grow in new ways. It also helps me realize that I have an awesome mom who cares for me, believes in me and allows me to be me.
-5 minutes after I wrote this blog-
After I finished writing this blog my señora had a heart to heart with me. My roommate brought her friend over because her friend was traveling and the person her friend is staying with was not answering her phone. I know that we are not supposed to have other people over whether my señora is here or not so I knew that my señora would not be happy with my roommate. Once I heard my señora get back from dancing I got nervous for my roommate. Of course, my señora met my roommate’s friend and they talked about why she was here. After my roommate and her friend left, my señora talked to me about not having people over. She talked to me about why they do not let students do that, which I completely understand their reasons. She vented to me and then reminded me that she likes my roommate and myself very much. She told me I am very affectionate and kind. She also asked me, “Why do you want to move out by yourself next semester?” She mentioned that she is going to miss me and I told her that I want to live with other Spanish students to learn more Spanish and I will miss her too. It was a good talk and reminded me that she is just like every other mother…caring, loving, protective, overbearing at times, yet her heart is in the right place and she means well.
