Un día no olvidaré

Well, here we are Day THREE and I've started this blog to share all that I am learning thus far!

The most interesting stuff happened yesterday. We had our first real tours; in the morning we had a "survival tour" which showed us our school (oh yeah! we go to school while we're here...kidding Mom and Dad) and the police station! All very handy places.


We also had our first encounters with the gypsies. They more or less chase after you with free rosemary or "romero", and when you grab it, they try to read your palm...which is not free. if you don't pay, a whole flock of them come out of nowhere and ROB you! No worries, compassionate friends and family, I did not learn this from personal experience. Luckily, that's what Miguel Angel y Nerea are for! They are our fantastic resident directors here who are basically taking care of us for the next couple of days here at the Hostal and then keeping an eye on us at classes.


Let me tell you a little bit about our hostal. One: though I regrettably never saw the movie "Hostel" because I was spending all my time watching "Taken", I can tell you our hostal is very safe. I didn't say it was glorious or anything like La Alhambra (an Islamic palace at the tippt tiop of the hill here in Granada but more details on that later. Or if you want to actually learn more about Spain, I have linked to MaryPat's blog, which is stock-full of interesting factoids!), but it is very clean and safe. MaryPat, Kaye and I are all rooming together until Saturday when we move in with our senoras.

I'm beginning to question whether or not that Bridesmaid dress is actually going to fit when I return stateside in May, but as of right now I am not bothered by this realization. For being a "healthy" nation, it's been pretty surprising/amazing that Spaniards are so thin! First of all, nobody here exercises really. Well, unless you count all that mountain climbing we did on our tour yesterday. In the rain. But hey! We're in Spain so it's okay! We saw some of los barrios, or neighborhoods yesterday too.

Funny thing- all the dogs, los perros, here are mostly unleashed. They just scamper around following their hippie owners. So different than at home, where Lucy Loo and Abbey are practically are family members.

Alright, well that's enough for today....from the amateur blogger. Hopefully, I keep up with this thing. Hasta luego!