I formally have my first week of dwelling in Granada, Spain below my belt! What an attractive town with such a lot of issues to provide! On this weblog submit, I can percentage one of the vital NEW issues I’ve skilled in Granada!
Lema nueva (New Motto)
Say “YES” to the entirety this is SAFE!
I’ve made up our minds that that is my motto for my semester right here in Granada. A semester seems like a sexy very long time, but if we gained a unique sheet of printer paper that had our whole semester mapped out, I started to understand how temporarily time goes to fly. So, my motto for this semester is to mention sure to each alternative or revel in this is secure (you’re welcome for including that remaining section, Dad).
Amigos nuevos (New Buddies)
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My housemate in my homestay this semester, Aracely! -
Julietta, Alana, myself, and Grace having a look out on the Alhambra all the way through sundown! -
Haley, Maria, and Julia as we revel in somewhat snack in between categories at a close to by means of café! -
JULIETTA! This type of radiant pal! That is her and I at the balcony of our IES instructional development taking within the view! -
Julietta, me, and Julia protecting our favourite cookies! This store is correct subsequent to the place we take categories and a stupendous snack location! -
Me, Julia, and Aracely in Ronda, Spain! -
JULIA! I met her within the airport all the way through my travels to Granada and, since then, we now have been the most productive of buddies! -
BEST ORIENTATION GROUP EVER!! Our professor (Trini) is pictured within the nook. She is AWESOME and our workforce were given alongside really well!
Comidas/Bebidas nuevas (New Meals/Beverages)
The consuming tradition in Europe is tremendous attention-grabbing! It’s a lot more informal right here and it’s frowned upon to drink alcohol with out additionally consuming meals on the identical time. As a result of consuming is this sort of massive a part of the tradition right here, there are lots of beverages to be had that supply more than a few quantities of alcohol in order that everybody can partake!
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Cazuela! A soup made from broth, noodles, potatoes, chopped fish, shrimp, and mussels. It’s not that i am generally a seafood fan, however I did consume all the bowl as a result of that’s what I used to be introduced for lunch! -
Croquetas de pollo! Very similar to mozzarella sticks, however with creamy rooster filling inside of. Very scrumptious!! -
A glance into tapas! Each time you order a drink in Spain, it comes with a unfastened process tapas (appetizers). On this picture, we’re consuming tinto de verano, a very talked-about Andalusian drink with a dash of pink wine and the membership soda! -
ICE CREAM! Speaks for itself. So yummy. -
El mosto – A non-alcoholic wine that tastes even higher than glowing grape juice! An ideal possibility for many who need to take part within the consuming tradition with out if truth be told eating any alcohol! -
CHURROS Y CHOCOLATE! An absolute should. So scrumptious. A laugh reality, if you happen to order scorching chocolate, they’ll provide the identical chocolate sauce for churros – it is rather creamy and wealthy! -
Not sure of the respectable identify for this meal, however my host mother made it for lunch at some point! It’s rice, a fried egg, a plantain lined in cane sugar, and bread with tomato gazpacho! -
Vintage kombucha. SO GOOD -
ACAI BOWL! The image speaks for itself. So yummy, so contemporary, superb value. Can be having once more. -
PASTA SALAD! This salad is composed of noodles, egg, pineapple, walnuts, and olives. Fascinating mixture. -
Pastries! I truthfully do not know what those had been, however they had been scrumptious! -
A loopy espresso! Didn’t understand that I used to be ordering one thing so fancy, nevertheless it used to be scrumptious!
Vistas Nuevas (New Perspectives)
It’s so loopy to soak up and procedure the entire perspectives right here! Don’t concern, Hope School other people, not anything may ever beat the Campus Ministries entrance porch, the barstools at Lemonjello’s with buddies, the egg chair in my cottage (shoutout Pieter’s Cott women!), or the highest ground of Western Sem Library, however those perspectives are lovely improbable!