Buena dias! Well, the two of us decided to take a little walk last night after classes until the tapas bars are open (You cannot eat anywhere until 8 pm here). A classmate had told us he had found a bar with Guiness on tap. We were up for a beer with some substance (beer- […]
Entries from March 13th, 2008
How not to use your Spanish!
March 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · eating, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
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Study, study, study, study…
March 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Itinerary, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Hola! Well it is Wednesday already and we have pretty regular days. We get up and eat at 9, go to school to use the wireless and do homework. Lunch at 1, and back to classes for 3 till 7. Last night we went to a lecture in the school about Dali — understood about […]
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Granada’s Gem
March 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Sabbatical trip, Uncategorized
“Surely Allah will make those who believe and do good deeds enter gardens beneath which rivers flow; they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pears, and their garments therein shall be of silk.” (Quran 22.23) Over the weekend we went twice to the Alhambra — Granada’s gem. We walked up there on […]
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Spanish school!
March 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, Uncategorized
Today I can’t blame difficulty accessing the Internet (I might have said this before, but access to wireless is very hard to find and very pricey in Spain – we Americans clearly take it for granted!) for not posting for three days! Today is our fifth day of classes in Spanish and we are exhausted […]
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Trains, taxis and finally school!
March 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, travel, Uncategorized
Hola from Granada! This past Saturday we enjoyed our last day in Seville with souvenir hunting (can’t tell you what we bought until the recipients receive them!), but thank goodness we left some extra room in our luggage. We also, after some reading, choose a flamenco show to go to as our send off to […]
Tags: Mead School·school·train