Today after school Meg and I bought Maria Carmen flowers because it is the festival of the patron saint of Granada, Saint Angustias. After lunch I took a short siesta until 5 pm and then went out with Sophie while Meg kept sleeping. Sophie and I went to the library of the Centro de Lenguas Modernas and I got two books in Spanish that I will try to read in the next to weeks. There is also a multimedia room for you to listen to music or watch movies, so we might go and hang out there later in the week. They have movies in English and in Spanish.
After the library, Soph and I walked through the park where they were holding the festival. There were hundreds of people there in line with bouquets of flowers to hang up on the church. On the front of the church, on either side of the door, there were large green grids on which men were standing and placing flowers. The devotion and excitement was amazing, and it wasn't even an official holiday here!
We walked past the plaza and went to a nice restaurant by the river where we sat outside and met our friend named Amy. We all had a glass of wine and talked about our lives at home. We were about to leave when it started to thunderstorm, so the waiter just rolled out an umbrella for our table and we ordered another round and waited out the storm. It was one of the most enjoyable afternoons I've had so far. I am sad that a lot of the group is going to Seville this weekend, while I've chosen to stay in Granada. I've only been here a short time, and there are so many trips I want to take, it seems like a better choice to enjoy the city while it's still calm.
I walked home just before nine and had dinner with Meg and Maria Carmen. We watched part of a football game (Madrid vs. Zurich). I am pretty sure Madrid will win. Now I am going to read some more of my book before I go to meet some of the other girls for tapas around 11:30.
Love Always,
Em
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