Los EEUU, Espana y todos entre los dos

¡Bienvenidos!
Welcome to my blog!
I hopefully will stay up on the events of my life in Granada and even include photos! For now, please be patient and enjoy!
As you probably know, I am living in Granada, Spain for a whole five months. I just arrived today after three flights, one lost mochila (backpack) and a very smooth taxi ride. Luckily the lost backpack was not my own (however I did leave my waterbottle on the plane), but it still puts stress on everyone when possessions are missing. Already today I have spoken more Spanish than I spoke over all of break and maybe even the semester.
Driving to our apartments in a taxi, my friend asked (in Spanish) how we entered the stairs to reach our host family’s homes. He just laughed. I guess he truly didn’t understand the three sheltered girls in the taxi had never experienced apartments that required the visitor to buzz in. To us though, it evolved into a legitimate stressor. After a long day of traveling, it seems that anything can trigger the feeling of stress. Thank goodness for movies. I owe Hollywood major props for not making me look like an idiot (or homeless) on the streets of Granada. On top of that, the directions are written as 10-10° which means number 10 on the 10^th floor. Good thing my friend explained this as well. I luckily did not get lost! However, I did attempt to carry my luggage up ten flights until my roommate called from the elevator at about floor three to help me. Besides the few moments of sheer panic, the whole travel part went smoothly.
I had a great first impression of my host mom. Her name is Maria. The first thing she said to me (all of this is Spanish, of course) was that she will be my mom in Spain and my roommate Amanda, who happens to be a good friend of mine, will be my sister---like a little family. That was comforting. She then proceeded to feed us and feed us and feed us. We ate salad, soup, french fries and an egg. Lunch is the most important and biggest meal of the day in Spain, so it was a joy to make it just in time to eat a big meal after a LONG day of plane rides and no substantial food.
Overall, I am safely here in Granada still feeling nervous but more ready for what the semester holds.

¡Hasta el próximo vez! (Until next time!)