SOOOOO MUCH--demasiado!!!

A lot of time has passed since I last wrote on this...TOO MUCH!!! In that time I´ve:

• had another intercambio
• met a bunch of german friends
• visited Lisboa (lisbon), Portugal (tried to visit castles in Sintra, una Catedral, tour of the city, a fortress, etc.)
  
• visited Córdoba (la Mezquita)
  
• visited Granada (la Alhambra, FREE tapas with a drink)
  
• enrolled (and taken a bunch) of SEVILLANA dance classes (type of flamenco specific to Sevilla)
• gone hiking (senderismo)
• visited Carmona (nearby pueblo with some ancient roman ruins)
• started volunteering at UNICEF (all i do is fold sweatshirts--i'm hoping it'll get better...)
  
• taken exams (ughh! studying in spain doesn´t work)
  
• done ANOTHER intercambio in the form of a photography competition
• played an infamous game of SPOONS with my german friends in which it came down to "fighting for my country"--the u.s. won ;)
  
• gone to a private flamenco club with authentic performances
• said a lot of things incorrectly that ended up being funny
• spent time with a lot of people from all over--spain, germany, france, holland, australia, italy
• started reading the mind of my friend jennie, with whom i spend all my time with. we can now have conversations without words. scary.
  
• and a million other things....and all in spanish!!! (well, most of them)

this was a lame entry but i'll write more soon. this doesn't even touch on it. really. perhaps before i go to marruecos (MORROCO!!!) or when i come back. who knows! but i sure can't wait for morroco!!! i've started eating yogurt and bought some probiotics to acclimate my stomach to what i'm about to experience. can't wait!!!