It has been exactly one week since I have moved into my señora´s house and I thought it was time to show you around the apartment. Here is the leg of the pig I was telling you about...it´s a little difficult to see but if you look closely you can make out the hoof. Luckily I have not had to slice meat for a sandwich yet!

My host brother Alfonso has left for a business trip in Valencia and will be back on Thursday. He travels frequently but when he is around we usually talk about music or tapas bars in Granada. He likes to watch MTV (which we get at the apartment) and Spanish music videos. They´re really into techno and electronic music here but at the clubs they play a lot of reggae. Alfonso knows most of the words to the pop songs from America so now I´m trying to pick up the words to songs here! I figure this will be a good way to improve my vocabulary.

The daily routine in Granada is a lot different than the rountine in the United States. At around 1:30 or 2 in the afternoon, every shop in the city (except a few necessity stores) shut down. At this time parents and children come home from work and school to have el almuerzo (lunch) which is their biggest and most important meal of the day. This siesta is a southern tradition because, unlike the north, there are very few industries in this part of the country. There are usually two or three courses to the meal and it is a great time to spend time with family and watch the daily news.

I hope you enjoy the pictures of my apartment-hasta luego!