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Entries from January 2009

IRELAND :D

January 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Greetings all, from Dublin, Ireland!!!! I only have a few minutes to update since I’m writing at an internet cafe but I’ll let you know how the trip is going so far.
Yesterday Sarah and I got on a bus to Malaga at 11:30. I’m not sure exactly what was wrong with me but I felt [...]

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Tags: Dublin · Ireland · cultural differences · going out · travel

Premio Gordo… jackpot :)

January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

First of all, today was the final exam for my intensive month, which means I am finished!! The test went pretty well I think, and I’m mostly just really happy to be done. This just means I am that much closer to leaving on my trip with Sarah!!! We still have to get a few [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · classes · music · travel

Oh, Mamache

January 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I have to tell you about my host mom, Mamache. She cracks all 3 of us girls up every night. She never thinks we eat enough and always teases us or pretends to be really worried when we tell her we’ve had enough food. Even tonight (we had pasta, yummm), she knows she always gives [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · food · host family · pictures & video · travel

Flamenco!!

January 25th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Hola todos! I’m sorry it’s been awhile since updating, I just haven’t been doing much this week except classes. This week felt like it took forever for some reason… I think part of it is the fact that it has been raining a ton lately, pretty much everyday. Oh well, at least spring will be [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · classes · cultural differences · dance · food · going out · music · travel

Toma de posesión (Inauguration)

January 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Yes, you knew this post was coming… the first presidential vote I was able to cast was for Mr. Obama, so needless to say, today was very exciting for me. There was no way I was going to miss watching the ceremony, and I will definitely always remember where I was!! Even if you didn’t [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · cultural differences · dance · going out · politics

Comida!

January 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I haven’t talked about the food here in awhile and thought I might. First of all, I am in absolute heaven because we have a bread at EVERY SINGLE MEAL. Between Samantha, Jennifer and I, we go through at least one or two baguettes every day. Those who know me well know that I would [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · classes · cultural differences · food · host family

Explorando la ciudad

January 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Well, this week has been going well but let me tell you, I am happy that it is the weekend! Even though I only have 4 hours of class a day, they are tiring - I guess it’s called “Intensive Month” for a reason! When I finally get home around 2 after classes are over, [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · classes · cultural differences · going out · music · travel

Mas fotos!

January 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Here are some pictures from walking around the city last weekend! I also added more to the first album, so look at the last page for pictures of the house I’m living in!
First Album & Second Album
otherwise… things here are going well. I really have no news to report since I’ve just been going to [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · pictures & video

Que milagro!!!

January 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments

I HAVE INTERNET. hallelujah. I was on for about 15 minutes in the morning yesterday, and then it didn’t work again until this morning. Samantha, Jennifer and I pretty much attacked Mamache after dinner, haha - we were all discussing how frustrated we were that it wasn’t working right. So she shuffled us into a [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · classes · cultural differences · host family · music

fotos :)

January 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments

**EDIT**
I fixed the links so that you don’t have to have a facebook account to view them. Sorry about that!! Thanks for letting me know and please tell me if there’s any more problems! 
okay, I just spent an hour uploading pictures and a video to Facebook so instead of uploading them here, I will just [...]

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Tags: Granada · Spain · going out · pictures & video