1. Watch out for mopeds and motorcycles...they come out of any street and alley like they are rushing to a fire or something!
2. On a similar note...just because you think you are on a road made for walking and not cars doesn't mean that cars won't drive on the street anyway! Always check roads before you walk and look down alleys before you cross them. :)
3. Watch your step for dog poo...people do not need to clean up after their animals, plus there are strays all over.
4. Streets don't make sense...don't try to go in a straight line, it never works.
I'm sure I will be learning many more things as the weeks go on!!
Also, before I start in on today's activities, I finally got around to posting pictures. I've put them on facebook, so anyone who doesn't have facebook can get to it by copying and pasting the link below into a new window.
Now...today was really fun, as we started out with an excursion to the Albaicin, which is a very hefty hike to another part of the city, but it was totally worth it. The sights seen of the Alhambra across the city was breathtaking, and we were able to see other interesting things along the way.
I have most of the pictures of this excursion in a second album...
After our excursion, we had a few hours before we needed to be in classes and meetings. I spent this time eating my "bocadillo" (sack lunch) and checking out some of the shops, since January and February is the time of year for "rebajas" or sales. I didn't buy anything today, but I know I will be able to get some great deals!!
At 2:30, our meetings and classes began. Our first meeting was with the person in charge of the Morocco Exchange that we will be doing in April. We will be able to spend 4 days in Morocco living with families and having a really great first hand experience of the culture there. I am very excited for this to get here!!
After our meeting we began our 2nd review class. It is very helpful to go over grammer material again, and our teachers do a great job. It is a lot of fun learning from them, because we get a chance to teach them things as well. In our conversation class we had to describe a place in our home states to the teachers, one of which being the Iowa State Fair...our teacher didn't quite understand why in the world a place would make a cow out of butter, but then, who really does? :)
After class, Lisa and I did some more exploring of the city, which also caused me to get lost for the first time...don't worry, I made it home!! Supper was great, we have had really good meals every day, which is a relief. It's definitely different than home though!! There is always a lot of food, but we usually save a little room for tapas...tonight Lisa and I got a really good meat plate with our drinks before we headed over to the internet cafe. We are slowly but surely finding our way around the city!!
Well, that's all for now...Hasta luego!!
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