After almost 3 weeks in Granada, this city is starting to feel like home (at least as "homey" as a foreign city can feel...). I’m not used to (though don’t necessarily always enjoy) being woken up at 8 a.m by … Continue Reading ››
This past week in Granada has been helpful for me to kind of ease into a routine. Having to get up at 8 in the morning will never be easy though. That has been probably the hardest thing to get used to, which says … Continue Reading ››
Our very first week in Granada has been quite an adventure. It starts from meeting our host parents to getting lost. As far as the first week goes my experience in Granada has been great! At the beginning it was foreign to me. In a sense, … Continue Reading ››
Our little host-cousin placed her hand on my elbow as we fought our way through the narrow, crowded street. She pointed up, over the shops full of shoes and shiny teapots, to call my attention to the mosque tower overhead. "Zwina!" I exclaimed, and … Continue Reading ››
Friday morning, May 21st we woke in one giant circle inside the Marae. After three nights of sleeping in a giant room we were ready to pack our “tramping packs” load the “boot” of the van and go up the road to … Continue Reading ››
Every time I hear the word desert, I always think about millions of endless sand dunes. We set out on a long van ride, not really knowing what to expect, to the Sahara desert. This long, winding, and seemingly endless trip proved that what … Continue Reading ››