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Published: September 5th 2005
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a door near school. I took this during a tour of Muslim inspiration during art class. Bueno!
Last week I went to a Salsa lesson-- the first one was free-- of course it was a ton of fun and I learned a lot but I rather be taking Flamenco lessons as it is actually a Spanish dance ...
There were only 4 of us at the first Flamenco lesson- it was complicated but still fun. Anna is our instructor who doesn´t speak English and is very very very patient with us. She talks A TON and very much likes to tell us funny stories about people she encounters during her flamenco experiences. The steps are complicated, though, so I'll have to practice sometime before the next lesson so I don´t forget them. She said that someday the 5 of us will be able to put on all of the flamenco gear- dresses and makeup- and have a photo session! ha!
So we only have school monday through thursday-- it is pretty sweet. Well, some of us (like me) also have classes starting at 9 am and my latest ends at 8:15pm. Anyway, Erica was fantastic to all of us this past weekend as she took charge and organized a group trip to Malaga ...
bridget & me in Nerja
A photo we took during the first day of our visit at Nerja. The sea water was nice and warm. We were all seriously living in a postcard ... so I thought ... we were actually going to Nerja but I didn´t comprehend that until we were there. oops. Erica didn´t get to go with us for the entire time because she was actually robbed by two guys outside her house the night before we were leaving for Malaga (actually Nerja). She is fine though- they just took her purse. She still has her passport but everything else is gone.
Apparently Nerja is prettier and cleaner than Malaga. OH MY-- did this place look like paradise or what!? The town part of it is lined with cute little restaurants; small shops- antiques, postcards, meat shops; and white painted buildings. All of the streets are either cobble stone or brick.
I think total there were 20 of us from our program who ended up going. We left Friday morning and returned Saturday night. The bus ride was only 8.10 euros one way. Hostel Ana was only $20 a night per person for a double and it was way worth it as the place we stayed at should have just been called a hotel. I stayed in the room on the fourth floor ... so there were sky lights
beach 1
a beach in nerja and easy access to the roof (not to mention the towel closet...).
It was only an hour and a half air condition bus ride to Nerja. The bus went through the Sierra Nevada Mountains near the sea and over beautiful towns with white painted houses.
The beach we spent the day at was called Burianna. I didn't have a swimsuit so I bought a new one for only 4 euros. All of these beaches had rocks instead of sand but it really wasn´t so bad. We all set up our towels under this huge palm tree near volleyball courts. We played volleyball, swam in the warm sea water, napped, and ate the bocadillos our senoras made for us all day long ... it was quite nice. That night, after we all showered and rested up a bit, we went out to dinner to this Italian place (I know, I know). Good food and it was pretty cheep for as much as we ate. We partied in Lee´s room that night and most people went out to find bars that night ... not me, I was way to wicked tired. (lamo, whatev)
I was sad to discover that
beach 2
a beach in nerja my triatholon watch/backup alarm isn´t a fan of salt water ...
The next morning we all found breakfast on our own on the way to the beach. Bridget and I found a pasteleria not to far away so we had chocolate crossaints ... mmmm. All of us split up at the beach because all of the people who just arrived that day (including Erica) were already set up in a place without shade. B and I couldn´t do it-- it was way to hot to go without shade-- so the two of us went back to the palm tree with lots of shade from the day before. The British family that was at the tree next to us left there beach mats and said we could have them-- so we did. Eventually everyone else came over to the palm tree ... really, the sun was way too killer to try and go without shade. Plus, a ton of people were sunburned from the day before. We pretty much spent the day doing the exact same things as the day before and we took the 6:05 bus back to Granada. All that relaxing in the sun made me exhausted ...
Bridget's breakfast ...
We stopped in a small store on our way to the beach to grab some water and fruit ... and there was some meat hanging. Really, this whole meat hanging thing is popular in Spain. : P
So last night (Saturday) was my first night out on the town in Granada experience. About 15 of us met up at a nearby Plaza and after walking around a bit we got passes from people on the street who worked at bars and were trying to promote them. So we went to two bars, got our free drinks, played foosball, and danced a bit. Then, we split up- some went home and some went dancing (including me). In search of a big club 8 of us ended up at this extremely packed queer club called ´six colours´(free cover!). We had lots of fun and all headed home at about 4 in the morning (which is early for the natives here ...).
There are more students in our school now ... some from UC Santa Barbara arrived today but most of them are in different classes. Ok, time for class. And then I was promised that later Mercedes would play some of her classical guitar for me ... muy guay!
XO,
Alejandra
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Jamón Serrano
Haven't you learnt one of the most important words in spanish yet? The "hanging meat" :) is called "jamón serrano". It is cured ham. Ask your host family and, for nothing in this world, miss it. I read your blog by chance. Sorry for your mate robbery. Unfortunately these things happen also here. Dont let that affect you. Granada is all in all a safe city. Enjoy your stay.