Submitted by Emily Freedman on the 2014 fall semester study abroad program in Granada, Spain…
This week we finished our intensive Spanish course, and received our final levels for classes for the rest of the semester. As a result, we’ve had more time this week to explore and go off on our own. A couple friends and I went to the river and walked along a trail nearby called el Paseo de la Bicha, seeing so many great and different views of Granada that we had not yet encountered.
While we have been in Granada for almost three weeks, and even though it’s a small city, there is still so much to do and explore. The sights never get old, and the constant view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the distance is starting to feel like home. While I have noticed many new things about this country, like the Spanish don’t eat lunch until 2:00 pm and dinner until 9:30 pm, or they are very straightforward and honest, and I have had to adjust, I have also learned to appreciate these differences, and even like some of them better than some American traditions. I mean, who doesn’t like free tapas (food) when they buy a drink?