Hello, Montse! As I have mentioned I live in the county of San Mateo in the Bay Area. However, I was not born in this county. I initially was born in Hayward, which is on the opposite side of the bay from San Mateo, and then moved to San Mateo when I was about 6 or 7 years of age. While I do not remember much about the city of Hayward, I remember my house quite clearly. I had a big back yard with a large garden my mother used to tend to as her hobbie, a dog, a sand box, as well as a play house that was my size! I remember my neigbors were really nice, and so were the children living next to my house, as well as across. The park was generally close to my house, so it was easy to get to and from my house. After we moved to San Mateo, it seemed as if everything was the same as it was in Hayward; the parks, the children on the block, and the large back yard! San Mateo has been my home now for 12 years, and it seems as if I know this county like the back of my hand! My goal is to get to know the Bay Area better, and so far I have been making great progress! Of course my ultimate goal is to move to the city of San Francisco, which I am sure you are familiar with. However, I will always enjoy San Mateo due to the perfect size; just big enough so one will not get bored, yet small enough to get to know a lot of people. I also like our location becasue we live close to the ocean, being about 15-20 minutes away! We are also in a convenient location because we have so many colleges that we can go to, so we as students don’t feel the pressure to go far away to get an advanced education. I take pride in our trasnportation system, airports AND metro systems, as well as our metropolitan aura which helps prevent us from becoming bored - there is so much to do! I look forward to leaning more about the exciting aspect of your home town in Spain!