Europe is our Playground: 05.05

¡Hola! ¿Cómo estan? That´s "Hi! How are you?" Really folks, you´ve got to learn the language. Sometimes even that is not enough, though. Like yesterday, for example, my roommates and I were looking on our part of the city (which is over a river, but not through a woods) for an internet cafe. Most houses don´t have internet access so you have to pay for it elsewhere. So, we walked and finally asked an older gentleman who was just standing near a park but not in it. ¿Dónde esta un café por internet? He began to speak in a bit of mumbled spanish and I ended up asking him what he was saying several times. Eventually, we thought we understood so we thanked him and left. We got to where he pointed us to and it was definently a bar. Not an internet cafe. So, lesson number one: know thy audience. Lesson number two: make sure that your "audience" is young enough to know what the internet is. Pictures are coming for those of you who crave visual simulation. Granada is a beautiful city with lots of history. Tidbit: Granada was the last Arabic stronghold in Spain after the moors took over in the 1700s and the christians decided to reconquer it. So, there is a lot of Arabic influence in the Architecture, the fashion and the food. My house is located in a cool district that leads into the mountains. The family is three daughters, a mom, a dad, the abuela (grandmother- no teeth and bad knees but she is so cool.) and then three dogs and three cats. We also have two professors from South Dakota staying with us. The animals like to be under your feet when you are sitting and or eating and they shed everywhere. Peaces to you chicos y chicas. Hasta.