I love having guests. But I also love it when they leave.

This weekend was crazy. A bunch of our friends from Cádiz came to Granada to visit and celebrate our Dan's birthday. We had four friends from Barcelona, two from Madrid and then Allie all staying in our apartment. It was cozy to say the least. Originally we didn't really know how it was going to work out but we managed to find places or mats for everyone and they all got to see the cool and fun parts of Granada. But now I am ready to watch Glee and Grey's Anatomy and catch up on some sleep.

Tomorrow I start another week of trying out classes. I am hoping that I won't have to take an 8:30 am class but it is the history of Muslim art class that I really want to take so if the professor actually shows up and I like it I might have to. Other than that I have my grammar class, the history of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, and then museology. All of them seem to be really cool but my history professor speaks really fast sometimes and I don't know any of the vocabulary that goes with the subject so I sit there struggling to stay focused. She did say though that she will start handing out/uploading study guides for us to fill out while she talks, which I think is going to be really helpful and will also make the class much more enjoyable. For my museology class we are learning all about the history of museums and how the first ones were created and what they were used for. Tia is in that class with me and we are both loving it. We are also super excited because later on in the semester we will go to a couple of the local museums and maybe even go to Sevilla to see a few. Our professor also said that later on we might have to opportunity to intern/get a job working at a local museum or for the department, which would be really cool. I think I am going to have a really good time in my classes but I still haven't figured out how the homework thing really works here. We have been given lists of books that are recommended to look at or read but then we are only really told to either buy one or two. Also, there is no real outline of homework assignments or anything like that so I have no idea if I am supposed to be doing anything or not. Hopefully the professors will go over it again tomorrow and if not I am just going to have to ask them or some of the other students so that I don't end up falling behind.

Other than school, and now that my friends are all out of my apartment I am ready to really set up a daily routine and start exploring the city a little more. My goal for the week is to go to a live music performance and find another coffee shop that I can go read in. I hope everything is going well with you all. I love you and miss you!

Rachel

P.S. Katie brought to my attention that my posts have been having some spelling and grammar mistakes and I'm sorry about that. I have changed all of my computer settings into Spanish and when I misspell something in English it will replace it with the word that it thinks is the closest, even if it is not. Hopefully when I have more time and when I am all caught up on sleep, I will be able to write in English above a third grade level. ;)