saturday night, i went out with my new housemate libby to have tapas and drinks with her friends who were finished with the program at the language school. i have to say, tapas are good. but equally good are tinto de verano, sangría, and their version of a mojito.

sunday was spent sleeping in. the girls who were leaving came by for breakfast and we all hung out for a little bit. then it was a lot of reading time because it was cold and rainy. i think there was a nap in there somewhere.

monday morning i had a placement test in the morning. in the afternoon, i pretty much sat around the house and read and slept because it was raining like crazy outside. have i mentioned how crazy cold it is here? it's like seattle, y'all. monday was also día de las cruces, day of the cross. obviously, it's supposed to have religious significance, but really, it's just an excuse to go out and party and drink. we went out to look at the different crosses that were displayed in the different plazas, squares. i didn't get to take a picture, but there were just masses and masses of empty liquor bottles everywhere, and broken shards of glass from these bottles too. but amazingly enough, the next morning, the streets were clean. no signs of crazy drunkenness.

tuesday was my first day of class and there was that typical "first day of class" feeling. gotta love that - it's like guaranteed. but of course, we played a game, la oca loca, which is pretty much just an icebreaker, which actually served its purpose to loosen everyone up a little bit. after 4 hours of class, i was starving so i went home for lunch. have i mentioned how much i love spanish food? tortilla española is sooo good. then it was off to find a bookstore that actually carried our class text. the italian girl and one of the british girls from class, and i went in search and eventually found a place that had the books. then we walked around some more and made plans to meet up for tapas later. the afternoon was spent doing homework. it's funny, being in class now, i've realized how much i actually miss class, and even the homework...a little anyway. i had always just thought that i missed the lifestyle, which i totally do, but i'm finding that i miss going to classes and learning as well. such a nerd am i. anyway, lauren, the british girl, elena, the italian girl, and i met up around 9pm and lauren brought her friend paul, a british guy, and his roommate juan, a total spanish guy. we ate and then went for ice cream. the ice cream is so good. it's pretty much gelato. i went home and had dinner - because spaniards eat dinner at like 11pm - and went to sleep.

today was rainy...again. i am so tired of rain. i mean, i can get that at home, you know? and plus, i packed for warm weather...therefore i'm freezing my toes off. but it is more reason for me to go shopping. wahoo.

the house-mom is really laidback. she's actually gone for a few days at a time because she works occasionally as a tour guide. she preps all the meals and sticks them in the fridge and we just heat it up when we're hungry. she's got two kids, a daughter who is married and a son who lives in his own apartment somewhere in granada. my housemate libby and i agree that he has no business being that good-looking. i mean, he's seriously good-looking. he stops by to visit his mom pretty often, and yesterday, he and his friend dropped by. they disappeared somewhere for like 10 minutes, and then were like, "bye, we're going." a few minutes later, i went to my room to get something, and i'm passing by the bathroom, and thinking, "hey, why is the door closed?" the answer? he and his friend needed to use the facilities. they just dropped in to poop. and even knowing this, libby and i agree that it does not diminish his attractiveness. haha. this is how we amuse ourselves while it is rainy and dreery outside. also, my other amusement, trying desperately to pick up a british accent. i'm even incorporating british words into my vocab and even thinking my thoughts with a british accent. am i a freak? why, yes i am.