After lunch we met up with Michael and Maggie and went to the Albaicin to try to find our way around because we want to take our parents there. It was actually a lot easier than we expected. We stopped at the Mirador de San Nicolas and took a few pictures of the Alhambra.
After spending some time up in the Albaicin, we decided it was time to head on down a different way so we could know 2 ways to walk. On our walk down we looked up one of the streets and we saw people working. It was quite a pretty sight so we tried to capture the moment.
When we finished our walk down, we stopped in Plaza Nuevo for some ice cream. I got half Kit Kat and half Ferrero Rocher. It was delicious and I cannot wait to go back and have some more. We think that all of the heladerias (ice cream shops) just opened up in the past few days because the weather has been so nice lately.
Later on we went to H&M to waste time because I had an intercambio at 7:30 and it was only 6:30, but Maggie left to go home because she had tapas and an early dinner. Rachael and I both bought a pair of nude tights because here in Spain the girls wear tights under their dresses and skirts and even their shorts! We decided we should probably buy a pair so we could fit in.
When we finished up at H&M we went to a shoe store quick to browse and then it was time for to go to the Fuente de Batallas (Fountain of Battles) to meet Asuncion. I ended up being about 7 minutes early and the fountain was absolutely stunning so I snapped a picture!
Soon Asuncion showed up, and introduced herself as Asun because that is what most people call her. We went to the cafe El Tren (where I went with Lourdes on our first intercambio) and we each got a cappuccino. We talked in Spanish and English and I feel like we both did a very good job keeping up with each other. Asun has already graduated with a civil engineering degree and she is going back to school for English. She is 29 and definitely doesn't look that old at all! When we were finishing up our intercambio, her boyfriend showed up to pick her up because they were going to hang out the rest of the evening. He is also learning English so we talked a little bit but it was harder to understand him because his Spanish accent was more obvious.
When I returned home, it was dinner time (perfect timing) and then after dinner I got to Skype Shelbie! I really had not talked to her since I left for Spain because we both have been so busy. It was nice to catch up with her and hear about what is going on in her life! She is going Greek! Woohoo for her :) and even got special treatment to get a bid.
After Skyping Shelbie I wasted away more time on the computer and tried to watch a movie, but it wouldn't load for me. So I attempted to go to bed... but didn't end up falling asleep until 2:30. What a shame!
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