Howdy folksssssss,

It's been a super busy month or so. As i type this, im sitting here for a layover in F ing Dubai.. where a McDonalds cheeseburger costs $7.50.  Lots of things have been happening! I'll walk you through it all with some pics:

I've been up to the original gangster Sierra Nevadas a couple times now. Most beautiful snow scene I've ever been in. And just a 30 minute bus ride away

The first trip up to these mountains was with Alberto's family--this is his sister Celia (pronounced Thelia) who I have an "english hour" with every thursday. Shes preeeeetty hilarious, like most 8th graders i guess.

Other times we went up just to be in the snow :)

I turned 22! We went to this reeeeeally cool jazzy concert of this guy called Zenet. I ended up meeting him afterwords at the bars right by my house. Great musical experience. Heres a video...

Then there was the "fiesta de primavera"... or roughly translated: Spring Party. Eeeeeveryone in the south of spain comes to granada to drink all day in this big parking lot. And thats pretty much all it consists of.  MAN drunk spanish people love to sing.

(us at the spring party)

SARAH AND JENTHE CAME THE GRANADA! Best.. week.. ever.

Theyre perfect.

We celebrated Saint Patty's at some irish pub and ate lotttttttssssss of gelato. 

It was a fun week :)

Then it was spring break and i went to my roommate's hometown to meet her friends and fam. I am lovvvvvving jess more and more every day. trying to convince her to visit california in the next couple of years. she calls me sister, and i sleep on her trundle bed almost every night.

This is her sister and her best friend! Everyone was so freakin nice and i loved the small town. all spanish all weeeeeeeek.

fancy dinner + cheetos on easter

then i came back to granada to celebrate "Semana Santa"... holy week. its CRAZY. its what the south of spain does during easter week: dress up like the kkk and carry shrines of jesus and virgin mary throughout the town day and night.

its a trip. kinda cool, kinda creepy.

THEN my parents came to visit :) best.. week.. ever.

the best part was having them meet all my friends

my dad hated tapas. (too small portions)

but my mom LOVED chocolate churros! a classic spanish thing.

we went to the alhambra and walked around the town a lot

(center of town)

(view from the top)

badass.

they also got to meet the family i babysit for: evelyn, violet and matthius. super fun.

and they met the roommies (jess, isa and laura). this picture is of all my 3 roomies passed out for siesta (nap time). stupid spaniards.

after my parents visited, i came home to cali for a week. hung out with meagan a lottttt. i took her and caleb on a date to innout and target.. theyre pretty fun :)

she actually made bank during this lemonade stand. figures.

shes perfect.

last and most important update: its finally hot and sunny!!!!!! F winter. hello springggggg

(view from my new favorite coffee shop)

also, we got 2 new members to our study abroad program: lindy and abby. GREAT people. im still amazed by how awesome everyone in our program is. theyre a total 2nd family. only about 30 kids in total but man, i love em.

theyre perfect.

my newest favorite graffiti on the way to school :)

So yea! Dubai. Im on my way to Kenya to be in my friend Juliette's wedding. so so so so so so very stoked. ill be there for 10 days and then go to morocco for a week with my program! crazy. these last few months are going by fast and im sad about that :/ my time here has been so "neat" as my mom would say. im really gonna miss it. Anyways, im gonna go drop $15 on a crap burger and fries. Love you guys!

haha... rhymes.