Per orders from Dawson and the Wiley-man, and because I don't want to study, and because I don't have to study since my grades don't go into my GPA (just kidding, Daddy... sort of.), I am going to write a post even though I haven't done anything exciting since the last one.
We did take a day trip to Córdoba on Friday for our Islamic Art History class, but that wasn't very exciting. It was interesting, but it was an all-day class, nonetheless, and on a Friday at that. Some friends and I were going to go camping in the Alpujaras or Sierra Nevadas this weekend, but it's already snowing there, so we decided that might not be wise, seeing as the warmest things I have here is a fleece pullover. So this week I've just caught up on sleep, caught up with friends, successfully avoided the bug that's been going around IES (so far...), come to the sad realization that I have to write a quite lengthy research paper for all 5 of my classes--in Spanish--by the end of the semester, done some more good wandering around Granada, studied on some park benches (sometimes next to sketchy men, sometimes next to nice old ladies, sometimes by myself), eaten lots of picnics in plazas with amigas, drunk lots of tea and café, and planned my Thanksgiving meal with Ellen, which is sure to be a supreme culinary experience, complete with sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, roasted chestnuts, and (hopefully) sweet old British professors. The best part of the week was either finding out about Max and Deby's baby, Ana Isabel!!!!, or possibly this morning when my madre decided to cook my roommate and I (something kind of like) pancakes to remind us of America... both were terrific!
Right now, I'm gearing up for the next 2 weeks of midterms and paper deadlines, and then my parents come!!!! It's crazy that I'm already half-way done with my time here in Spain. I think I am equally excited about still having a whole half left to go--sure to be even better than the first half, and of course chock-full of fun adventures--and only having half way left to go until I get to see all of you, communicate without significant effort, and easily be able to figure out if the sign on the door says "push" or "pull". I hope all of you Wake kids have had a wonderful Fall break, and that everyone has a great week!!!
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ah, wiley and his mom thank you. i told you i check your blog daily. you see, wiley and i are living vicariously through you! currently wiley is living vicariously through you in his bed. where he is not taking a nap. when it is nap time. loved the skype yesterday...so did wiley. love you!
ahhhh LOVE YOU ELI!
im so glad i discovered your blog page, im going to steal your ideas and make mine more exciting haha.
obviously i am currentely procrastinating my paper . . . :)
love you eli- glad to catch up with you. so sad that you finally caught the bug you were slyfully avoiding. good luck with midterms...love and miss you - cant wait ot actually hear AND SEE you at the same time :)
beccalee
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