Granada: Día Uno

Today started off as a typical Spanish day, ¡con mucha comida! The hotel had a big breakfast buffet for us. After breakfast we broke off into orientation groups. We got to meet the directors and student ambassadors of the program. Granada is the youngest host school for IES Abroad, only been around for about 5 years. But they seem to have there stuff together and I have no concerns. After orientation in the morning we had another buffet for lunch. Then we broke off again and played ice breaker games to get to know more about each other and Spain.

Around 4o'clock we were separated into buses based on what part of the city that we are living in and headed to Granada. It only took about 1:30 to get to Granada. When we got off the bus we were met by our host families. Mi madre is very sweet, she goes by Marivi. She doesn't understand any English and at times I feel like I don't understand any Spanish, but it is going well and we are able to communicate. We spent the afternoon/evening watching Spanish game shows on the television, which are pretty fun. There were some trivia shows where if you got the answer wrong the floor would open and you fall through it, game over! ¡Muy interesante! 

Around 10o'clock Luis, Marivi's son, came home in time for dinner. Dinner was great! Marivi had made a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and green olives, and instead of dressing they pour olive oil on it. She also made tortilla espanola, basically an omelet of potatoes, onions, and eggs that is fried in a pan, and of course you cannot forget el pan, or bread which is typical of every meal in Spain. Fresh bananas, apples, pears, and kiwi was for dessert. 

And now I am here sitting on my bed updating my blog. Hopefully tomorrow I will have some pictures for you!  

¡Buenos Noches!
Nathan