Granada

I finally made it to Granada!! It is so beautiful here and cannot believe how amazing the architecture is. We have some awesome people in our ISA group and they've all been super fun so far. I can't quite remember all of their names as of right now, but hey, I'm only spending four months with these people so I have time! Yesterday evening we just wandered around the narrow streets of Granada and ate dinner at a kebab stand. Today we toured the Cathedral of Granada and the Albaycin and the Alhambra, which are in the northern part of the city and are the former Arab part of town. We also saw the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella. After we finished touring the cathedral, we all sort of went our separate ways, ate lunch, then a big group of us decided to head up the mountain and check out the hippie caves Daniel (our ISA Director) had mentioned earlier in the day. We trekked up the mountain and quickly realized why the hippies want to live there. There are 360 degrees of spectacular views. We probably walked a marathon and loved every moment of it. It is pretty difficult to explain how they live, but we decided that the best way to describe the residences is like how Hobbits live... can you picture it?! It's nuts. We came back to the hostel and are about to go out for some dinner and fun. I'm having a great time so far! I'll try and post pictures soon!

Getting Ready!

I have three days before I leave and I haven't started packing yet! I know what I'm going to pack and everything I'm going to bring, I just have to put it in my suitcases... not too bad, right? I figured I would set up my blog a little early so I get a chance to figure out how it works, I hope it won't be too difficult! If you don't know, I'll be spending the first four or five days in Granada, Spain before heading to Meknes and the beginning of the semester. I'm looking forward to getting out of the frozen tundra and spending some time in a warmer place. See you in Spain!