Today we went to visit the Cathedral of Granada. The Cathedral is real close to my host family’s house. I learned that Granada was the last city that the Moors conquered. So before the Cathedral of Granada was a big mosque that the Moors built, and after the Moors gave up the Spanish land, then the Mosques all over Spain were either torn down or, the other reason was that the Spaniards kept the mosques up, because they thought that the Moroccan architecture was too beautiful to cut down, so they just built the churches over the mosques. I have seen something like this in a church that was once a mosque in Sevilla when I went 2 yrs. ago. It looked so weird, almost that the church just didn´t belong there, because the Moroccan architecture was so significant and beautiful. I am sorry that I am rambling on about the Spanish history, but I was just so interested in it. In some parts of Granada where I walk, it seems that I am in Morocco, with the architecture, and when I hear Moroccan Arabic. On certain streets they sell Moroccan stuff.
Well other than learning the Spanish history, I am having a good time bonding with my Abroadco group, my host family, and with my roommates. It is very interesting learning and living the Spanish culture. The Spanish culture is very different and very unique at the same time. People are very nice and welcoming here. I have had no bad experiences here at all. All of it has just been an incredible dream come true. I just still can´t believe that I am here. My roommate did Moroccan henna on me. It consists of tiny flowers all around my right wrist. It is beautiful. The henna will last at least 3 more weeks, but my roommate will re-do it for me, so I can still have the henna when I go back to the States. My roommate is a Spanish Major and a Arabic Minor. She speaks very good Spanish, she sometimes translates for me, with my host family, or on the streets, if I need to communicate anything. She knows 4 different languages, and she is only 21 years old. I think that is so amazing, I wish I knew many different languages. It is a great way to learn and communicate with different cultures from all around the world.