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To catch up, this past week I have been just really trying to absorb the Spanish culture. On Saturday night I went to see flamenco dancing in the Sacromonte region of Granada. We saw traditional flamenco music and dancing. The background was a live view of the Alhambra lit up at night. It was absolutely breathtaking and amazing to me that these people get to look out their windows at years of history every day. I have a video of it, but am trying to post it. For some reason it won't let me.

Recently I had a situation with my host mother. I woke up at 7:30 to take a shower before my 9 am. She knocked on the door before I got in and said stuff so fast that I didn't understand. My natural response was si, si. That just means yes. I tend to do that when I have no idea what is going on. I kept the water running and she came back saying, " corta la agua! corta la agua!" I knew that meat to turn the water off. Then she pointed to the sink faucette for me to use instead. I had no idea what was going on, but knew I wasn't gonna get a shower that day. Later I went to school to talk to others to find out that every day the people here need to turn their water heaters on and at 730 there aparently wasn't warm water in my apartment. It seemed like such a harsh way for me to learn this. I had to go a day with out showering. This story is my latest culture shock.

To look forward a little bit, this weekend I am going to Sevilla which is the capital of Andalusia where I live. Andalusia is one of 17 states of Spain. I hope to see alot, especially the grave of Christopher Columbus that is there. The weekend after that I will be in Morocco. I could so get used to this for the rest of my life, a new city or country to visit every weekend. More to say later!!