When The Boy went to study in Spain, he had four different options for living arrangements. He might be assigned a dorm with other American students, a room in a young Spanish couple's apartment, a Spanish family, or a "Senora" - usually an empty nester or widow.
The Boy requested a family, but was placed with a senora, which was his second choice anyway. She not only provides him a room but also cooks all his meals for him. While I thoroughly enjoy hearing about The Boy's classes in Spain, the cathedrals and mosques and different cities he has been visiting, I get a particular bang out of hearing about the meals the Senora makes him. They sound enormous - especially the main meal, served around 2:30 p.m. They often seem to include a couple of eggs and homemade french fries on the side of the main course!
The Boy is a tall, skinny guy and the idea of a Mama across the ocean (she has 4 grown kids) feeding him well does my heart good. Given that she's 63 years old and it's the year 2010, she probably doesn't look a whole lot like this picture. But as long as she takes good care of The Boy, she'll always be beautiful to me.
To follow The Boy's adventures in Spain, visit his blog here.
Nice post!
Posted by: The Boy | February 16, 2010 at 04:35 PM