Week Two

  This week has been pretty calm, but has still went by really fast.  We went to the Alhombra which was breathtaking.  It was amazing how someone could have built it, and that people actually lived there.  The view was amazing too!!  It has been my favorite place so far.

  I woke up on Sunday and it was snowing!!!  I didn't think I would have to worry about snow here.  Our Senora came into our room to open up the shades so she could so us that it was snowing.  She was so excited!  It was cute!  We also found out that our Senora has a beach house, and that when it gets nicer out, she might take there!  I'm pretty excited about that.

  Other than that this week I have slept a lot and went to our orientation classes.  We have our level test on Friday to see what classes we will be taking.  As soon as we get done with that we are leaving for Morocco for four days!  I'm excited, but a little nervous too.  I don't really know what to expect, so it should be fun and exciting.  On our packing list it says that we need to bring our own toilet paper and we might not be able to take a shower!  This is be a very new experience for me.  We get to stay with a host family in Morocco too, so that is nice.  I don't know a whole lot more.  I'll have lots of stories to share from Morocco I'm sure.

Hasta Luego
 

My Bedroom!

CLM- My School

In Front of the Alhombra from the Albycin

Week One

Hi everybody!  I'm going to try to update this once a week or every other week.  I'll send you an email when I update it, but feel free to stop in whenever you would like. 
I've been in Granada for 5 days now!  They have been keeping me busy so it seems like I've been here for a lot longer.  I live with my Señora Maria Luisa Peréz Pirez and another girl from Central, Kelsi.  Our Señora is very nice, but she talks pretty fast and we don't understand her a lot.  Each day has been getting easier though.  We live in an apartment, and Kelsi and I share a room that is purple!! I know, I couldn't believe it either! 
I am attending the Center of Modern Languages (Center de Lenguas Modernas) in Granada.  We haven't started our real classes yet, but we have orientation classes for two weeks.  So far we have talked about our class schedules, what to expect from our host families, service learning projects, and a little Spanish grammer and vocabulary.  We also are going on a few excursions with the program this first two weeks.  One day we took a tour of the Center of Granada, which was very helpful to find our way around the city.  Today we went to the Albycin, which is one of the oldest parts of Granada and is at the highest spot in Granada.  It was so beautiful!  Later this week we are going to see the Alhombra, and next week we spend 4 days in Morocco.
My real classes start either February 1st or the 7th.  It depends on what level I test into.  Right now I am right on the border, so I'll have to wait and see.  I am hopefully going to be doing a service learning project at a school starting in a couple of weeks.  My school also offers intramural sports, so I am going to be able to play volleyball and basketball once a week!  I'm very excited about that!
Well that's all for now, but feel free to ask questions about anything I may have missed.  I'm going to try to put up pictures on facebook soon.  ¡Adios!