I am just having the time of my life here in Granada, it will be very hard to say goodbye!! I am just learning Spanish quicker than I thought, it is amazing how much I am catching on. After all, I have been hearing and speaking nothing but Spanish.
I love my host family and my roommate. My roommate was originally from France, and she moved from France to Hawaii when she was 10 yrs. old. My roommate has been really nice to me. We talk every night before we go to bed. She is very good in her Spanish. She is in the advanced Spanish class. Yesterday Jaime gave us a tour of the city, he showed us where the hair salon is, just in case we wanted to get a haircut, he showed us where the mall was, some good places to have Tapas, and he took us to a local park that is like a mini version of Central Park in New York. Jaime has been so great!! I am very lucky to have him as my Abroadco director!!! When I told him that I had to pay almost $200 because my baggage coming from Venice to Madrid was so heavy, he told me not to worry, and that he will help me alleviate this problem before I go back to California. He is a very laid back person, who is very positive, and very outgoing. I noticed him right away when I arrived at the Granada airport. The only way I recognized him was looking at the blogs on the Abroadco website. That was a very helpful website to look at. I got a lot of info from just looking at the website.
My schedule for school is that I go to school from 10am-2pm. It takes me about 20 minutes to get home. I walk to and from school, and it takes 20 min. both ways. I love the walk, it is a great time to reflect on all the wonderful experiences that I have had, very, very unforgettable. I am really having a good time, and I am BONDING really well with my host family, and my roommates. They all have been really good to me. My host mom, Marga said that she wants me to feel like I am home. That makes me feel good. From Marga´s house, I can see the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it is so amazing, the Sierra Nevada water is really good and refreshing here. It has been really hot here, I think more hot than in California, because there is no breeze, just pure hot.