some weird things that dont seem to be so weird anymore..
street signs..there arent any. some of them are on the buildings, but they're hard to find. its been like that everywhere we've traveled so far. its been confusing, but now i just expect to be confused.

the mean granadiño...the people in granada strive to be mean..its not a joke. and its only in granada. the people at the stores wont smile or say hi, its something they literally try to accomplish. we learned this in one of our classes..theres a word for it, but i dont really remember it. same thing with people on the streets, they bump into and they dont apologize...it was very weird at the beginning, but now im just so appreciateive when people do apologize...which are usually tourists.

my señora moving my stuff..it was very bothersome at the beginning of the semester, but ive really gotten used to it. i come back looking for my slippers and i just have to check three different spots everytime. im not really sure why she moves them every time, but she does...oh well.

profs swearing in class...i was taken aback by this the first few times it happened, but now im realizing that the profs here are just really layed back...two of my proffessors know english, only one of them is almost fluent..but he'll randomly start speaking english in the middle of a sentence then go right back to spanish. its pretty funny though because usually the only words he says in english are swear words, not sure why. he says them in spanish too..just different, i dont think any of my profs in the US have ever swore in class..

terrible internet...when im at the internet cafe my internet cuts out whenever someone else signs on, when im at the apartment it cuts out when the phone rings and when someone rings the doorbell. its still irritating, but now i just expect it. if the phone is ringing i just have to stop what im doing and wait until my señora hangs up the phone to continue

thats all for now, im sure there is more, but again, my sick brain is foggy..

i did find a new way to get to class though a while ago, and its the best part of my day. i walk past a frutería, or fruit stand, and the owner has a huge husky...if you dont know this, huskies are my favorite dogs in the world. so every morning on my way to class and ever afternoon on my way back, i make sure i leave in enough time to stop and play with him for a while. :) i havent figured out his name yet, but i hope to before i have to leave!

written by  Taryn Hawkins on November 11, 2009 from Granada, Spain
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I can't believe I am looking at a picture of you in Ireland right now! I hope you are feeling better really soon. What did Danny and your Senora talk about? I'm sure he charmed her because he is so charming!!! love you, --T

written by  Teresa Haselmann on November 15, 2009

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