Taking Advantage of Spain

La Alhambra from afar with some beautiful colors

During our time here, we are taking full advantage of our time which means exploring the cities that surround us. This past weekend we headed to Granada for 2 days and had an AMAZING time. This city was gorgeous and it was a blast for our whole group. From visiting La Alhambra to just wandering the streets and admiring the street graffiti, it was just a wonderful weekend. There was a lot to see here and a lot of shops to explore. Much to Lars' dismay we spent  a lot of time exploring these and found a lot of great souvenirs for friends and family. La Alhambra is a palace that is huge and beautiful from the outside as well as the inside and full of history. Finally we went to a classic Spanish Flamenco Show and were blown away by the speed of their feet! Overall, we were all sad to leave and as Emilie promised, Granada would be a great experience and we would fall in love with it.

The Lions from within

Heading back to school means being in our full time teaching for Emilie and myself, back to hard work with his English course for Lars, and working hard with shapes for Jess. Emilie and I are looking forward to continuing to work with the inquiry unit, which is Values, Beliefs and Traditions. This Thursday we are lucky enough to be able to share our very special American tradition of Thanksgiving. We will be sharing a the story of Thanksgiving with our students, as well as doing a couple of crafts, and hoping to bring them some food. We were hoping to bring them Sweet Potato Casserole as well as Pumpkin Pie... but those ingredients are proving hard to find in Spain! Weird the little things you don't realize what are so special yet always present from back home! We are all blown away that we only have 3 weeks left in this amazing country, stay tuned for the rest of our adventures both inside the classroom and out!

Panoramic of Granada