So, I kinda like politics. And by kinda, I mean obsessed. When I decided to go abroad, everyone said to me, “but the election! How can you be half way around the world when the election is going on?!” Well strangely enough, the election was going to occur no matter where I would be in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Spain’
Como Se Llama? Obama.
Posted in Granada!, tagged Election 2008, Granada!, Obama, Spain on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 3pm Lunch
Posted in Granada!, tagged food, Granada!, la marcha, meals, siesta, Spain, tapas on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As promised, I’m going to do more posts that are focused on observation focused as opposed to story telling focused. I promise to write about exciting things (The Parental Visit, my upcoming trips to Vencie and Morocco, etc) but I think the day to day stuff with classes and the like can be kind of [...]
Photos!!
Posted in Granada!, tagged classes, Granada!, Photos, Spain on September 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hey all! I’ve finally gotten my pictures uploaded to my Flickr account, so please go there to see photo highlights of my trip so far! To see my pictures either click the link below or click the photo box on the right side. If you have a flickr account I’m jamiebright, so add me! Edit: [...]
Un otro Paseo!
Posted in Granada!, tagged Alhambra, classes, GO CUBS!, Granada!, homework, Ronda, Seville, Spain on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Quick Note: so my pictures are uploaded from my camera and they’re on my computer, but my connection has been a little slow these past two night so uploading is taking forever and a day. I feel bad overwhelming my homestay’s internet, so I’m going to try and do it tomorrow afternoon during siesta. Until [...]
Las Dias Grandes
Posted in Granada!, tagged Cabo de Gato, Granada!, paseo, Spain, Spanish on September 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Edit: We had a conversation in my Spanish class today about the difference between the words “grande” and “largo/a”…turns out, I used the wrong one. Good to know going into my placement test tomorrow….. Title now reflects proper usage of the Spanish language. –jbb Hola Chicos y Chicas! It’s hard to believe I’ve only been [...]
Estoy en Espana!
Posted in Granada!, tagged food, Granada!, homestay, host mom, Malaga, Spain, travel on September 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Now…if I could only figure out how to work that darn tilde over the N. Any one with suggestions? Hola amigos! I am writing to you today from the kitchen table of my homestay. More on the homestay later, but first, a bit about my flight, orientation in Malaga, the program, and my first tastes [...]
