I’ve been waiting to do this…

Although I absolutely love all my classmates, I miss my solitude. Right now, I am sitting at an outside café, with a cup of coffee, my reader in hand, while observing the life and people around me and thanking God for it all.

I am having a great time... Yesterday was our free day in Madrid and we started the day off at the Flea market-- nothing too exciting. But then we went to the Museo de Prado, an old history art museum. The place was huge. They say it takes days to experience the whole thing. We had to take breaks to rest and barely seen half of it! The art was beautiful though. Most of it illustrated bible stories or old spanish life. 

After, we went to watch the Bullfights. I was so reluctant to go because I went to one in Costa Rica and had to leave early because i was so uncomfortable. But here in Madrid, they actually KILL the bulls! But I reminded myself that it's a cultural custom/sport and if I'm in Madrid, it's a must. I closed my eyes most of the time unable to watch the gore, but the art and skill was pretty cool i guess.

But now I'm in Granada. BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL city. I love it here. The street lights are decorated with garland and colorful lights with tiled side walks. Our professor told us he had a surprise for us at night, and took us on a strenuous walk. We walked through a Mediterranean marketplace, with a cobblestone ground, and up and up we went, huffing and puffing our way to our surprise. Thirty minutes later, we found ourselves on a leverage facing the city. It was the most beautiful view I have ever seen in my life -- the view of an old Muslim Castle, the city lights below, mountains in the background and a full moon hovering it all. And to make it even more perfect, a local was playing his spanish guitar, completing the ambiance. *sighh* 

I'm excited to spend the next three weeks here...