I went to Lagos, Portugal a couple of weekends ago with a company that is aimed towards college students called Discover Sevilla and it was absolutely amazing. The bus ride between Sevilla and Lagos was about three hours, I think. During our time there, we took several hikes to the tops of the cliffs that were right next to the hotel - literally, a ten minute walk. From the ledges, we had a postcard picture perfect view. It is the kind of scenery that you often associate with calendar or postcard images. It was one of those places where you sit and are just content with life. When I see places like that, I am reminded that all the worries I can have in life are very minimal in the grand scheme of things. I also went to two beaches while I was there. At the first beach, I got attacked by the ocean. I won't go into details, but let's just say when you drop a girl from the Southwest on a beach, she is going to make a spectacle of herself when she gets constantly knocked over by waves. At the second beach, the wind was really bad the first hour we were there and it felt like we were getting whipped by sand. After about an hour though, it calmed down and I got all tanned up! That night, I caught the cold that CIEE has generously been passing around - therefor I slept. But, I felt okay about it since the previous night had been a ton of fun: we went with the program to a club and danced all night - the music was all American, but there was a guy who played the electric saxophone along with the songs, and that kinda worked to make new and more techno-esque versions of the song. Later that night, we explored an old, abandoned hotel. It was like one of those movies where you know the people shouldn't go into the "haunted room" but they do anyway. Overall, the trip was just a ton of fun. Annnnddd the breakfast buffet croissants were pure bliss.
I'm also now living in a new house. Some weird stuff happened at the other house, so I moved last week and am in love with the new place I am living. My señora is named Maria and we have a dog named Pipo. Maria is such a kind soul. She loves talking to me, which is great because I am really getting to practice my Spanish with her. We also watch tv together and talk about family a lot. Her house is connected via the patio to her sister who lives next door with her husband. Maria however, lives alone because her daughter is grown, married, and has a son. Her husband and other daughter died in a car crash about 30 years ago when she was pregnant. I am so happy in this house that I almost just dont want to ever leave but instead stay here and just talk to her. She told me that she plans her schedule so that when I'm not here, thats when she goes out with her friends but when I am here, she wants to be here so I dont eat alone. Like I said - sweetheart.
Last week, I went to Granada with CIEE. We went on a 3.5 hour tour of El Alhambra. Holy freaking cow. HUGE place. It reminded me of Alcazar on steroids. There were also like 4 brides walking around taking their pictures. So, of course, I creeped and got some great shots! While in Granada, I also saw the tombs of Isabel and Ferdinand. In Granada, there is a really heavy Arabic influence. My friends and I stopped in an Arabic cafe ordered the best tea I have ever had - it tasted like a sweeter version of Chai and had pastries to compliment it.
Also: google La Duquesa de Alba .....she has been plastered all over the news because she just got married. I thought it was a joke. Nope. They loooooveee her.
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