I Cant Believe It

Well, I am almost home! I just wanted to write one more post before heading home. This week was exam week, and I just got finished today. It was stressful for awhile, but I finally got it finished, and I feel really good about my tests. I can’t believe I am almost home. Part of me feels like I have been gone forever, and another part feels like it hasn’t been almost 4 months yet. I have started packing everything up, and tomorrow I will get the rest taken care of. I think Gracia is getting sad that we are leaving. She has been in a weird mood, and just seems sad. We found out from a friend of ours at school, whose señora is friends with Gracia was saying really great things about Britton and I, and that normally every semester there is always something negative she has to say about her students, but this year she hasn’t. That surprised me a ton. Haha I would have thought otherwise, but hey, I guess some people show their love in weird ways. Anyways, I was glad to hear that. Also, Gracia gave us gifts today. We both got a little snowman decoration for Christmas, and a scarf. Gracia makes everything you could think of… aprons, baby clothes, shawls, etc. Anyways, since we got here, all Gracia ever did was just make thing after thing after thing. She would always pack them up and give them as gifts. They were beautiful. She just got finished making the cutest baby clothes for her cousin who is having a baby. They were adorable. Anyways, so Gracia made a shawl/scarf for each of us. I am just so excited to come home, and for it to be Christmas. However, I am not excited for the freezing temperatures that I will return to… I think it’s cold here… and it’s only in the 50’s… I can only imagine what it will be like at home. Anyways, I am so excited to see everyone, and can’t believe that this semester is just about over. I am so glad I came, but I couldn’t be happier to be done with it now. Academically it was the hardest semester I have ever had, and I am so glad I don’t have to continue with it. However, I am so glad that I was able to come here, and travel as much as I did. Anyways, thank you to everyone who has been reading these. I hope I have made them somewhat interesting for you guys. I love you all! I’m almost HOME!!!

Thanksgiving, Granada and Ronda

Well a lot has happened since I last posted. Two weeks ago, since it was Thanksgiving, we didn’t have school that day. However, the school took a field trip to a place about 30 minutes outside of Seville called Italica… it is old Roman ruins. It was actually kind of boring, but hey, better than school, so I can’t complain. After that, in the evening we had a thanksgiving dinner. I think I may have mentioned before that the school rents out a restaurant, and gives them American recipes, and well, they make it for us. It was actually better than I was expecting, but still not as good as my mom’s food… however, she has promised to make me a thanksgiving dinner when I get home… so I’m excited for that. The next day Britton and I left for Granada… a city 3 hours south of Seville. We were told that it is a beautiful city, and if you visit Spain, you have to go to Granada…. So we packed our backpacks and headed out. Granada is beautiful, and by far my favorite place that I have visited since being here. Granada has a ton of history, and the main site to go to in Granada, is La Alhambra, which is an old palace that was used in the 1400-1500’s, during the time of the Catholic Rein of Isabel and Ferdinand. Anyways, this place is sweet. It is huge, with all kinds of forts, and rooms, and fountains and gardens. It was amazing. I loved it. Britton and I were in a shop and the owner of the shop started talking to us and told us that we needed to take a different route up to La Alhambra, than the normal one, because it’s much more beautiful. So we decided to take his advice… and let me just say… it was well worth it. La Alhambra is situated on top of a mountain, and so it’s a decent climb up. The route we took had beautiful trails and bubbling brooks, and waterfalls. It was beautiful. Anyways, La Alhambra itself was just gorgeous. All of the walls are made with stucco, in these beautiful designs. Then there are the gardens… which are the most beautiful gardens I have ever seen. Basically I am in love with Granada. It was incredible. We were there for 3 days and 2 nights. We also went to a church which held the caskets of Ferdinand and Isabel and 2 of their successors. Also, we went to these Arabic baths…. It was so cool. These were in use back in the day, and they have kept them up and running. Anyways, there is a hot room and a cold room, and we had 90 minutes that we could alternate between the two rooms as we wanted. It was so relaxing. It was all lit by candles, and there was this soft music playing in the background. It was really fun, and very relaxing. We needed a good spa day. So that is about all that has been happening with me lately. I have 2.5 weeks left, and I’m looking forward to coming home. I am excited to see everyone. I have attached some pictures below. Then this past Friday we went to Ronda for the day. It actually reminded me a lot of Granada. It was really pretty. So right now as I am writing this, I have 12 days left, and I can’t believe it. I am currently writing a huge paper on Don Quixote, and starting to prepare for my final exams. I am almost home, and am super excited to get back on American soil! Not to mention, it’s almost Christmas! Love you all!

La Alhambra




On our walk up to La Alhambra

Gardens in La Alhambra

The view in Ronda

Ronda