The first stop with Mom...Sevilla! Granada Well. Mom finally showed up Friday night. She was tired, but still made up the effort to go grab some tapas at 1045pm. It was fun. Saturday we walked around Granada. It was sort of neat to show my walking grounds while I have been there. We explored the Alhambra and did some of the free visiting there, like the Palacio Carlos V. Was fun. We went to the Cathedral that afternoon. (See previous posts on that one). Around 730 we took a stroll around the Albaicin, and watched the sun set on the Alhambra from the Mirador San Nicolás. I must say it was WELL worth it. We showed up around 845 and the colors change so majestically. There is a point that the mountains actually look red in ... read more

A busy couple of days My past couple of days have been hectic! On top of that, I have been sick. One of the girls in my class was sick, and lucky me my immune system wanted to jump on that! It is nothing, just a head cold. You guys know me. When I haven´t been doing pre-planned excursions I have been sleeping. Since I am doing nothing tonight I actually have time to get on here! Beware, there is a lot... So, you might be asking what it is i have been doing since the Alhambra day... Well, Wednesday I wasn´t feeling so hot, but I had already bought tickets for this show at night. Though I wasn´t feeling great I am so very glad that I still went to the show! Frederico Garcia Lorca ... read more

A day of rest This is not going to be a long blog, so don´t get too excited. Yesterday was Sunday and I took it easy. I went to find a church that I discovered a while searching on the internet, but it wasn´t opened. :( I assume they had a baptismal service and were probably in the river somewhere. Who knows. Then I took a random walk to the Albaicin. It was beautiful. Of all the places though, it is the one in Spain you supposedly have to be the most cautious in. That being said, if you play it smart and go with people, you shouldn´t have a problem! It is the old Muslim neighborhood. The sultan lived here until one of the sultans decided to move to the Alhambra, which used to just ... read more

Cultural Tidbits I am learning a few things about the culture here that are must knows. *First of all, a siesta is an absolute must. I am finally getting used to the time frame they have here. I am taking a siesta almost every day, because the only time you really want to go out is the afternoon/evening. It is quite typical to meet up with a few of the other students around 8 and stay out until 1 or 2. In fact, you don´t really even know that you are out that late beacause EVERYONE is out that late, including young children. It is just the culture here. Part of it is because it is cool in the morning and the evening, and in the middle of the day it is incredibly hot. After staying ... read more

My home for 3 weeks So, I am safe here in Granada! I do not have many pictures yet, but they will come. I have 3 weeks here. Yesterday I hopped on the train in Madrid at the Atocha Renfe station. It was easy considering I already had my train ticket. I again was on platform 9! Sort of funny. The train was not as comfortable as the Ave train, the newer faster trains, that I took to Toledo the day before, but it wasn´t horrible. There was AC and I was able to watch Mamma Mia on the train, the music was still in English, but the dialogue was Spanish with English subtitles. It was an interesting experience. The train ride, though long, was not a horrible experience. The sights along the way were beautiful. ... read more