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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Sabbatical trip'
Study, study, study, study…
March 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Study, study, study, study… · Itinerary, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
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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 · Comments Off on Trains, taxis and finally school! · 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 […]
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Laundry, train stations, fashion and more…
February 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments · eating, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Although yesterday and today we did and will do some lovely sightseeing; we also had to deal with some practical matters. Thursday we had to go back to the train station to get our train reservation for Sunday when we go to Granada. What a madhouse! Thursday was a state holiday – something about Santa […]
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