so, thanks to my greer genes what do i do when i'm stressed, need to think things over, or am in desperate need for a reality check? 1. RUN. there is nothing like a good sweat and some endorphins to put things in perspective. step 2: get out of the dorm room and enter the outside world (easier said than done sometimes). luckily, my CA/granada partner in crime chica, Shannon, agreed to ditch the dorm cafeteria fried mystery meat and mayo salad dinner with me and head to the best falafel hole-in-the-wall "restuaurant" in town. here, i encountered a spanish university student who gave me the lowdown on the best places in granada to watch soccer games and meet other spaniards. in addition to being a nice guy and helping me out with some crucial info, it was great to speak in spanish--(not that i haven't been) but speak in spanish without worrying about my many grammar shortfalls, itty-bitty vocabulary, or making a fool out of myself.
anywho, we ate these epic falafels on a stone bench while gazing at the Colon (Columbus) fountain--not a bad view :). i'm trying to make the falafel (only 2.5 euros--score!) my new burrito...let's just say it's delicious, but doesn't quite fill that void. how could anything?
next we met up with some other chicas and i encountered my first true spanish love. ANTONIO!!!!!!!!! age:3, favorite cartoon: Bobesponja (spongebob), things we have in common: both share a love for balconies, dar un paseo (to go on walks), and gum-balls from the gum-ball machine. it's love.
here is the one and only. the only problem is he may have caught the hearts of a few other california girls last night...
3rd line of homesick defense: indulging in some classic snail mail. for some reason letter/postcard writing brings comfort. so, check your mailbox in a week or so :)
so, while that aching feeling still lingers a bit, i am looking forward to this weekend with the many planned events and possibilities it brings.
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