Some random updates...

Pablo. Sometimes I don't even know what to say. A few weeks ago I believe he gave me a Spree that he had already put in his mouth, I asked him and he said no and starting laughing. So I took that as yes. He also enjoys showing me his chewed food so I now do the same for him. He is obsessed with hamburguesas, which by the way are very different here; they are not beef, usually ground chicken or turkey. I like them, but the first time I saw one I was like why is my hamburger pink and I asked Paqui what kind of meat it was and she told me carne, which basically tells me nothing. I later found out that it was chicken. Every day Palbo wants a hamburguesa and usually has a fit about it. He is also loves to talk about my Tabasco sauce too. One day when he pisses me off I should put it in on his hamburguesa, haha, jk. Lately I have been hearing some porn-like moaning noises coming out from him. I have no idea what he is doing but they are loud, quite abundant, and completely random.

I have been taking salsa lessons for about a month. It's a lot of fun, but don't get nervous and think I have skill, I am horrible.

This past Friday I went to Córdoba which is about two and a half hours north of Granada to see la Mezquita Catedral de Córdoba (the mosque of Córdoba). It was one of those crazy old structures with lots of detailing that makes you wonder how it is possible that something is 1,000 years old and still standing when we knock down buildings that are 20 years old because they were built so poorly. Like many old churches in Europe, it has gone through many changes and updates the past 1,000 years, but still has some of the original walls and interior structures from the 10th century.

My Spanish is improving a lot, but it is far from perfect. There are still many moments of confusion. I practice all of the time and sometimes I feel really good about it while others times I feel it is nearly impossible to achieve the perfection that I want.

I have an intercambio, which means I am pared up with someone that wants to learn English and we practice together. His name is Javi and he is awesome. I think he speaks English very well, better than I do Spanish, haha. We have only met a few times, but we get a long well which is good because I will need some friends when everyone leaves in December.

This past weekend I went clubbing with a 17 year-old. No joke. There are some kids from California in our school, and one is in high school and I went out with him and his brother the other night to a club. He is actually really mature, maybe more than me, haha.

This Friday I am going on vacation because we have a week off of school!!! My friend Kate and I are leaving for Oslo, Norway on Friday, then we are going to Stockholm, Sweden and our final stop is in Copenhagen, Denmark. I am very excited because these are all new cities for me and I really wanted to make my way up to Scandinavia while in Europe. No doubt it will be cold, but I hope that the fall weather will bring pretty colors.