Hello All,

Sorry for the lack of recent updates! Things have been really busy with traveling, and I haven´t had much opportunity to sit down and write things out.

Since my last update, almost a month ago, a lot has happened; traveled to Cordoba, went to Morocco, Mom and Bri visited, visited Portugal, and last weekend went to Jerez and Cadiz. I’ve split the updates by country/city…You can click on them on the right:

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sorry for the long-winded posts, once you start you just can’t stop! I doubt that you will read the whole thing, I wouldn’t haha, but I figured this blog is just as much for me to read later as it is for you to read now.

Things are good, I’ve been enjoying a weekend in Granada for the first time in weeks, and have taken advantage of sleeping in and doing some work. On Friday night I went to my first movie here in Granada, we saw the Oreido Express, which was really good, rather surrealist, and I actually understood a lot more than I had thought I would. Later that night we went to a few bars and had fun dancing. Yesterday a friend and I went to Casa de los Tires, a museum that had some Frederico García Lorca letters, early works etc. which was fun to see considering I really need to start working on that paper… That night we went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant, or at least the Spanish interpretation of one, and I called it an earlier night, coming home at 12:30 and watched an episode of entourage from an illegal Korean website.

I’ve been trying to avoid American movies/tv-shows (well I watch house, but in Spanish) but I figured you need a little American break every once-and a while, and show about 4 ridiculous American guys living ridiculous lives in Hollywood is as good as any other.

This past week has been pretty good, I wrote my first 11 page Spanish paper on the intellectual heritage in Islam and censorship, went volunteering, and hung out a bit with Lilia (host mom). It’s gotten really cold, and considering there is no heat in our apartment, sans a few space heaters, I’ve been taking advantage of my warm down-comforter bed. I think I’m going to get some boots because it’s getting a lot colder, and when the five-year old Spanish kids are even more fashionable than you with their little boots, it’s time for some action.

Hope all is well with everyone, I can’t believe next week is Thanksgiving! It’s the first Thanksgiving that I won’t be home, and though I am disappointed to miss both the family and friends’ dinners (who’s going to bring the salad?) I think the IES dinner will also be fun.

Besos,

Katica