Chronicling the Adventures of a Girl from Texas Living in the Heart of AndalucĂ­a

Hi, I'm Sarah. A few years ago I had a terribly mundane job as a graphic designer for a ho-hum travel magazine
along with the occasional acting gig. During a moment of clarity in November 2008 I quit and decided to find some excitement.
I arrived here in Granada on my 25th birthday, January 11, 2009, and have since continually sought out new places and experiences.
If you'd like the specifics, read on...

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

El Sol es Aqui!!


It is much warmer today than it has been. I decided to stay in last night and ended up just hovering over the furnace for 6 hours before going to bed early. Today was exciting though, in class we learned all sorts of new and hard grammar stuff and then had some rousing conversations about politics, vegetarians and abortion. (In general the Spaniards agree with the Texans about the necessity of eating meat). Because of the rain ayer our curricular schedule is a little bit messed up. Today we were going to go horsebackriding and tomorow we were all going to skip class and spend the day at an olive farm (orchard? plantation?) but now I think we're just doing the horsebacking riding manana. 
Yesterday I had my first experience at a Spanish Supermarcado. It was very similar to a typical grocery store, but there was one difference I am a big fan of: You can use either the normal shopping cart or a basket like in the states, but these baskets have the option to carry or they also have a long handle on one side so you can pull it like a wagon. I made several loops around the store with my wagon basket before I could focus enough to buy anything. I think I left there with some adorable little muffinlets, a couple pounds of spanish cheese, some cereal and milk, and these PRECIOUS little juice-boxes of red wine. I will have to start packing a lunch now. 

I'm told my luggage is at the airport in Granada, but for some reason I can't go get it yet..? Hopefully I will get it tomorrow. Hopefully. 

I've posted some pictures: 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=37118383&l=79289&id=9201279


Hasta luego!

SABES QUE... 
It is very typical for Spaniards to live in their parent's houses well into their 30's?! 

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