Marina y Carlos

This week I spent a lot of time getting to know my host parents, Marina and Carlos. They are originally from Argentina so they don't have the traditional Spanish accent, which is very nice. Marina cooks a lot of Argentinian dishes and they're all so delicious! There hasn't been anything I haven't liked yet. Carlos is a writer and director of plays, and Marina is an actress. They own a school of theater together called Plot Point. They have four kids, all grown and out of the house. So far I have only met one, Tomás.

On Thursday night, M&C took Casey and I to dinner at an Argentinian steakhouse here in Madrid. It was fantastic and our table was spoiled because they have known the waitress for about four years! We started off with champagne and bread, then wine with argula salad and steak, then dulce de leche crepes with icecream and a frozen peach drink, then a shot of limoncelo. So much food! The dinner took about 3 hours, so we really got to know them more. They asked us about our hopes and dreams and more about who we are, so it was cool to spend some more quality time with them outside of the house. 

I asked them how they met and it's the most adorable story - Carlos was a writer and Marina was an actress, both living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Marina's friend told Carlos about her and he put Marina's number in his little black book of girls to call up for dates. Marina was only 21 and Carlos was maybe 30. One day, he was looking through his book and decided to call her up for a date, and she said yes. 2 months later, they were married. About 30 years later, they are still married happily in love with four kids!

Friday night Casey and I went to one of their plays that Carlos wrote and directed and Marina was starring in. We got to see Plot Point and it was really cool seeing first hand what they do. The play was about a crazy mother - Marina - and her daughter. I couldn't understand a ton of what was going on, but the crowd loved it and Marina was hilarious!

A board with all their students

Plot Point before the Play

I'm excited to get to know them more, they are the most genuine, funny, interesting people I've met here in Spain!