Mi fin de semana

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Sorry that it has been so long. So be in for a long ride because this is going to be a long post.
So we had school of and went to Sevilla but instead of taking the train, we rented 2 cars. There were 10 of us all together, 4 boys and 6 girls. We got to the car rental place at the airport and realized we had overlooked one small detail, the cars that we were renting, were stick shifts. Everyone shit their pants I am pretty sure. Luckily, Sean knew how to drive one and Jana did a bit but hadn't driven one in years. Instead of being able to split up the drive between all of us, those two had to do all the driving. Jana freaked out a lot but we made it safely. We stalled, hit some cars on the small streets, stalled going up a huge hill, but we made it back to Valencia alive.

After the 8 hour drive to Sevilla we had finally arrived. Sevilla was beautiful. We stayed for two nights, deciding we would go to Granada for another night. We stayed at a hostel where the woman kept yelling at us to be quiet. It was fun. The first night we were there, we just went out because we got there so late. This was a lot of fun. We didn't end up really going anywhere because we knew of no place to go. We just walked around and had a good time. Friday we got up and went to lunch and then went to the Catedral de Sevilla. It only cost 2 euros to get in and is one of the most amazing things that I have ever seen in my life. The Catedral is the largest in Europe and even had Christopher Columbus's tomb inside of it. We climbed to the top of the bell tower and the view was spectacular. I loved it. It was the best part of the trip. We also went around the city and to the Torro de Oros. Its this place that is on the river and inside it is made of pure gold. That night we were celebrating Sarah's 21st birthday. We actually found bars to go to and had a lot of fun. I made a lot of Spanish friends. Everytime the guys we traveled with left us alone, a flock of Spanish boys would surround us. It was a good way to pratice my Spanish but I couldn't understand a lot. However, they spoke a bit of English. They kept telling me that I was funny when I missed up my Spanish.

Saturday we left for Granada. But on our way trying to leave we had some difficulties. We had to take 3 taxis to where we parked our cars because there were so many of us. The taxi driver took my group to the wrong place. When we walked across the street to take another taxi and told them we wanted to go to Hospital San Lorenzo..all they said was "No existe", which mean it does not exist. We all looked at each other in horror. What do you mean it doesn't exist? We parked our car right by it. Finally the guy was able to tell us that there was a hospital but that was not the name. We finally got to our car and made our way to Granada. This was only about a 3 hour ride.

Once we got to Granada, we got lost a bit around the city. We finally decide to just go to the Alhambra and find a hostel later. The Alhambra was amazing. It is this beautiful Mosque that was built long ago. It looks like its own little city. Apparently, it is the most visited attraction in Espana. So that says a lot because there is deffinatly a lot here. We didn't really have a lot of time in Granada so that was about the only thing we saw. That night we stayed in a Hostel and we went to dinner at a pizzeria. I had the best pasta ever. At least thats what I think but the only other thing that I had ate that day was a WHOLE can of pringles. First and last time that I am doing that in my life. Anyway I didn't go out that night, I decided to get some sleep and it was wonderful.

In the morning we left to come back to Valencia. Again, it was a long drive with the stick shift but we made it okay. It was wonderful to be back. That night, I had a lot of homework to do. I did that and ate dinner with my family. We had cheese pizza. It was yummy. I went to bed and got up for school the next morning. Yesterday at school, things went well. I understand most of what my teachers say even though it is all in Spanish. But there are only little things that I do not get. Last night we watched another movie at school, Vovler with Penolope Cruise. It was in Spanish with Spanish subtitles. It was good and I am pretty sure that I understand most of it. It is a lot easier to understand when you can hear and read at the same time. Today, Tuesday, school went well again. I talked to my madre for a while when I got back and that was nice and then I did some homework.

We have school on Friday this weekend so no traveling for me. I think we may go see Guerra de las novias "Bride Wars" and shop or go around the city of Valencia. Plus, I know that I'll have homework to do. I can't believe it is almost Feburary and that the Superbowl is Sunday. I should ask my family if they watch that here. Well I will try to keep more up to date on this.

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