Blogs from Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 16

Well...I realized it has been a VERY long time since my last update!! But that's probably because this last week and a half has flown by So Lindsay and Karen came here from to stay with me from last Saturday until this past Saturday and it was so good to see some friends from home....unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate much and the warmest it ever got was like 65 degrees, but we still had a good time anyways. The nice thing is that instead of lazing around on the beach all day like we probably would've done if the weather had permitted it, we ended up going out and seeing places to keep ourselves preoccupied. We hung around town for the first few days to see all the local attractions, and then we went to go ... read more

Well….I went to Granada this weekend which was a pretty good time. We left on Saturday morning and toured around a cathedral there a little bit and then shopped for the rest of the afternoon. We found a ton of really cheap stores for souvenirs on the side streets....it caused us to get chased around by gypsies trying to get us to buy rosemary from them, which was kind of weird...Then at night we climbed up one of the mountains to see the city from up high and the view was AMAZING! You could see everything from up there….and everything was lit up so you could see for miles. We were standing across from the mountain where the monument La Alhambra was built, and there were a bunch of lights shining on it to make it ... read more

Well....time has been flying! Its crazy to think that I've almost been here for a month already. I feel like I know this place with enough detail as if I have been here longer but at the same time it feels like I just got here! Its crazy how things have progressed for me in the past few weeks. I've gotten to the point where all the cultural differences that were once difficult to accustom to are starting to feel really normal now and other than the language barrier, I don't really feel like a foreigner as much anymore. The first week I was here was a little difficult because of all the adjusting and it made me a little homesick, but now I've learned how to adapt and being away doesn't really bother me anymore. ... read more

I figured since its been almost a week I should probably make an update! My internet access is a little unpredictable at the amount because wireless internet is pretty limited around here. Things have been going really well and I'm really getting to know the city quickly. I'm finally starting to get out of the whole awkward transition from being a foreigner who looks like they have no idea what's going on into becoming someone who actually looks like they know what they're doing. I'm starting to get the hang of the city and how to get to the main attractions....I also discovered a grocery store that's near my house which I am extreeemely excited about, because that means if I don't like the rando weird stuff there is to eat around the apartment, I can ... read more

The semester has finally begun! I'm staying with a host family now and had my first day of classes at the University of Malaga today. Classes went really well and I passed all my placement exams, so I'm extremely excited! Getting to and from class has been very interesting though....the map I got to show me the way to and from school doesn't extend far enough to show me where the apartment I am living in is....which is really annoying because it caused me to take a really messed up route there, where I had to stop and ask fast Spanish talking people for directions three times, and then on the way back I was pretty much just flat out lost. I ended up calling my host mom's daughter and tried to explain to her where ... read more