Host family in Austin

These almost six weeks in Austin were really great. First of all I have to say that I had a very pleasant time during my stay here in the city. Many good things can be said about it, but the one I would like to talk about in this last post is the people from Austin.
As part of the Friends of Fulbright Program, we, the scholars, were expected to spend a night with one family from the city. This was in order to encourage cultural exchange between both Argentina an the United States (in this case, Austin). We were divided into two groups for the hosting, as there were not many hosts. One group went the second week on our stay in Austin and the other went last Friday. I belonged to the latter group, that is why I post it now.
I was really expectant to see what all the hosting thing was about, as many of my fellow scholars said they had a really good time with their host families, However one of my doubts was about what would my host family be like, what would be their interests, and if those would match with some of mine, in order to have some good and fluent conversations and avoid uncomfortable silences, which do indeed uncomfort anyone who has experienced them. Luckily, when I got the email from one of our hosts, Brian, he told us that he was a huge soccer fan, something not quite usual here in the United States. He said he would like to watch an English Premier League match with us, so I liked the idea, and of course responded affirmatively.
Friday afternoon was the scheduled time for the pick up to go with our host family. We were hosted by Kristen and Brian, a young couple from Austin. She was really nice with us from the beginning and suggested several cool ideas for us to enjoy with them. First of all, we enjoyed some drinks and food at the Salty Sow, a really nice "gastro-bar", as they called it. Drinks were excellent and so was the food. Later, we enjoyed some steak (and more drinks) in one restaurant, and finally we had some cake at another one, located in downtown.
The day after that, Saturday, we took a walk over their neighborhood, which was nice and quiet. After it, we had some excellent "smores", which are sort of sandwiches with crackers, chocolate and marshmallows. I do strongly recommend them!
Later, we said goodbye as they had to do some things related to their respective jobs, but we couldnt really ask for more, they were very generous with us, showing us excellent places to have some meals and drinks in Austin, as well as hosting us at their own house. It was honestly an excellent experience that everyone should have.