Goodness I feel like I always have so much to share with you all! This weekend was wonderful. On Friday I went on a free trip to Granada with my program. I absolutely loved it. My favorite part of the trip was Friday night. Some friends and I decided to trek up the hills of the city to get a view of the Alhambra (an old Moorish fortress). It was a beautiful walk through colorful stores (where I wanted to buy everything) and up cobblestone streets by houses and cafes. We finally reached a church at the top which turned out to be the hot spot for tourists. It was a gorgeous view of the Alhambra. I felt like I was back in time looking at it. It's massive and takes over the whole mountain. We hung out there until it got dark and we saw it all lit up. Such an amazing sight. The next day we visited it with a tour guide. I just can't comprehend the time and dedication the detail must have required. Geez I feel so blessed to get to see such beautiful things. Another thing I really enjoyed about Granada was the graffiti everywhere. It's not like at home in Ventura, it's beautiful, creative murals. Fun to take pictures of.

Jackie and I had a pretty strange experience Friday night. We were walking back to the hotel after drinking some sangria at a neat bar and we passed a convent so we started talking about nuns and Christianity (in English). It's been really neat talking with her about my faith because she knows nothing about Christianity and she asks me very basic questions that are fun to answer. Anyways, a man was walking on the other side of the street and all of a sudden he turned around and yelled (something not nice) at us. He went to a dumpster, picked up a rake and pointed it at us like he would throw it. So we picked up our pace, really confused and freaked out. Then he went behind a wall and starting throwing rocks at us! Well I guess they were more like pebbles but it was still terrifying. We sprinted all the way back to our hotel. I wish I knew what it was that made him so angry. We were pretty shaken up for awhile. Such a strange thing. But no worries! We are fine, just more careful about speaking English in public/walking on empty streets.

Everyone went back to Sevilla Saturday afternoon but I stayed in Granada a few hours before catching a bus to visit my friends Zach and Angie (Zach's girlfriend Christine who is also my friend was visiting at the time). SO much fun! And so strange to see Christine here in Spain! It's starting to feel more and more like my home. Ah we had a great time together. Saturday night we went out to enjoy Murcia's nightlife (not nearly as exciting as Sevilla's I must say). Funny story: at one point we were all jumping and clicking our heels, seeing who could do the most clicks. One time I tried my shoe fell off and when I turned to pick it up a Spanaird man was bent down on one knee holding my shoe. I felt like Cinderella. Then somehow it became a wedding ceremony and Zach and the man's friend said the vows. It was hilarious. And for all I know the friend could've been an ordained minister so I very well might be married to a Spanaird :)

The next day we walked around Murcia, ran into Zach and Angie's ISEP coordinator (my favorite Spanaird I've met so far) who was out taking pictures and invited us to get coffee with him. His name is Roberto and he's this incredibly stylish 30 some year old guy who speaks English really well and knows a TON about Spain. He completely threw out his plans to hang out with us all day and show us around the city. Such a friendly, funny guy. While walking around we stumbled upon a big pop concert in front of the cathedral so of course we hung out and sang and danced with the rest of Murcia. Angie and I almost got on stage with them. It was a great great time.

Unfortunately I had to leave really early the next morning to catch a flight so I didn't get to spend as much time with Christine as I would have like but we still had a blast. Now I'm back in Sevilla until next Wednesday when I'm going to Barcelona and Bilbao for spring break!! Love you all!