Annie L., Student, 2017
The experience of getting to know my host mother will definitely stay with me for the rest of my life. Talking with her expanded my Spanish vocabulary, gave me more confidence while speaking, but most importantly taught me so much about life in Spain. We had interesting conversations about healthcare, global politics, the tradition of bulls in Spain, the war, Franco, and the list goes on. These are topics I talk about in my life in the states, so having similar conversations in Spanish was not only a marker of my improvement, but also an incredible way to understand the lives of people different than me.