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  Granada, Spain
Thursday, January 17, 2008

Last week was a bit chilly, so when it finally warmed up on Monday I went for a run.  Maria told me about a park just three blocks away.  It is gated with intertwining paths made of gravel and sand with pretty fountains and plants.  There were a lot of people all different ages there.  Towards the back there is one playground for little kids, and another for older children.  In the middle they have outside workout equipment.  There are no attached weights; it just uses your body weight.  There is about seven and I tried them all because I found it so weird.  There is also a small man-made pond to one side with ducks!  I'm guessing they live there year round, but who knows.  I've decided to keep an eye on them this spring to see if they have little chicks!  That night Julie and I went shopping at El Centro de Commercial Neptuno, a mall just a block away from our casa.  Later that night we went to a bar called Hannigans's with Cole (from ISU) and Jackie.  Afterwards we stopped by another bar called Paddy's.  Paddy's is an Irish Pub and the owner (Paddy) is a really cool guy.  He was telling us how he went to America for a bicycle trip and other places around the world.  After a few drinks we headed home.
Tuesday afternoon was spent looking up plane tickets for our trip in two weeks to London and Dublin!  I am going with Julie, Jackie, and a girl from ISU named Amy.  After being at the school for so long we hit up happy hour at Paddy's from 6-8PM; I'm beginning to think Patty really likes us.
Wednesday night I went salsa dancing!  Jackie is pretty much obsessed with it, so she knew a place close by called Chicago.  We met some amigos there who taught us.  One actually taught salsa lessons and the other two were his friends.  I got the hang of it after a few songs because they were strong leaders.  My favorite part is twirling, of course, which I got to do a lot of!  We left that salsa bar after a while and checked out a different one called Salsa Mayor.  I liked the first one better, but I heard they both get packed on the weekends.  I'm thinking this salsa dancing is going to be a weekly thing!  Maybe I'll have to get myself some real salsa shoes...     
           
 
 
 

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