I'm Here!!

I made it to Malaga in one piece, and so did my luggage! The plane situation was stressful because apparently wearing a baggy sweatshirt and carrying contact solution makes you a security threat. I arrived yesterday afternoon in Malaga, and it was sunny and about 60 degrees. There were palm trees everywhere! By the time I got to my hotel and settled in, it was dark and relatively cold (about 35 degrees), but I went out to a tapas bar with a few people in the program. Restaurants in Spain are different- you don't tip so the waiter doesn't give you much attention. We had to flag him down to take our order and to get the check. We tried sangria and it was really good! We then asked a local where we could walk around, and he told us he'd take us to a bar that he was going to. A bunch of us followed him for a while through some really pretty Spanish streets, but we were all jet lagged and exhausted by the end of this walking tour so we went back to the hotel. Even though it was 1am Spanish time, I couldn't fall asleep because it was only 5pm in Ohio! This morning we sat through a bunch of orientation talks, and ate a huge lunch. I have no idea what I've been eating this whole time, but I've had a lot of salty meat and cheese. After orientation we left Malaga and took a bus to Granada where we met our host mom. My roommate, Rachel, and I have been trying to pool our Spanish knowledge together to talk to our host mom, Sole, but it's only half working. She seems really nice, and she even made us dinner tonight. We had no idea what it was and we were stuffed, but apparently it's rude not to finish everything you're given so we had to finish it all. We then spent a few hours trying to figure out our internet, and alas I fixed it! Oh, and we have a perfect view of the Sierra Nevada mountain range from our apartment. It's beautiful!

Don't worry, I'll actually have real adventures to report on eventually, but for now I'm all adventured out. We're staying in Granada for two days of orientation, and then we're heading to Las Alpujarras to hike.

It won't let me attach a picture right now, but I'll add some later.