I know its somewhat ignorant, and biased, but i gotta say it: Granada.. is.. the best. Right now every day you can see a constant flow of pollen floating through the air like little cotton balls. I feel like im in a movie. I'm feeling extra grateful for the weather and how beautiful this city is. It's possible that I just really enjoy city life: being able to walk everywhere, constantly see people out and about, and things being open at any hour of the day. PLUS, Granada for sure 100% has thee cutest old people. I'll do my best to photograph this in the next 2 months.
To the fullest extent that you can dgaf about school, that's whats happening. My departure from this place is quickly approaching! There are pro's and con's to that, but mostly cons. I'll miss my deep friends, my spontaneous up-for-anything fun friends, the novelty of living in Europe, the shawarmasssssss, the shawarmassss, the language, and the culture of constant learning/traveling/BEER.
Aside from Spain, I went to Kenya to be in my friend Juju's wedding. It was a TRIP. Bride negotiations, drama over cows, and strange traditions. It poured during the wedding! We had to dance down the isle, which was fun considering my natural lack of rhythm.. in high heels.. on what was functionally a slip-n-slide. Being with Juju was great, meeting her hubby was fun, spending time at Sammy's home for handicapped kids was the BEST, and visiting all the old schools/orphanages was really good.
Lots had changed in 2 years. Being there without a team felt a lot different. I still freakin love it :) When I am there I am forced to think differently about life as a whole, and i like that.
center of town
crops and stuff
probably my thoughtsy-est stop. its the road to one of the farthest schools we work with, and its where ive had some of my best realizations about life.
juju has a shop! a little boutique, and it actually does well! she spends most of her time here, and has a little community of similar shops around her.
miss this crappppp. beef samosas, chips (fries), cooked spinach and ugali (the white stuff)
FAVORITE. green grams (beans), cabbage, and chapati (fatty tortillas)
jk, thiiiis is my favorite. ghideri: beans and corn cooked like soup. its what they eat for lunch everyday (apparently for the past 3 years) at Discover to Recover--one of my all time favorite places.
the girls house! i spent a lot of time here, slept over one night and traded the shirt im wearing in this photo for Irene's shirt-- the blue and grey striped one in the top left corner. newwww favorite. i wore it for the next 3 days.
Discover to Recover. SO SO SO great to be back here. I spent so much time here over the past summers. They moved locations to a bigger place. All the kids are a bit taller now :)
Sammy, the kid next to me, is one of the Kenyans I think of veryyyy often. love that guy
Sammy's house!!!! Sweetest. Kids. Ever. Levenda (in green) reminded me a lot of my sister Meg. Each of the kids we're so sweet. Figures, being Sammy's kids.
Bromwell. Loved cuddling.
Sammy. Loved talkinggggg.
Allan. LOVED walking :)
I also stopped by Gilgal, another school/orphanage that has grown a lot. Crazy seeing these kids grow older.
Lots of new babies. Allllmost all happy ones.
