Some pictures

So I came to the cafe to work on my journal that I have due on Wednesday... and of course I've not done anything of the sort, since my brother was up early I skyped with him and it was great to "see" him. Honestly Skype is so great since if both people have it is free! I actually bought a phone in Spain to talk to my classmates to make it easier to meet up and there is something you can do where you can have a "favorite country" and then it's only .18 euro a minute to talk to the states but free is free and although I have to go to the cafe I enjoy being able to see people on the video and talk without having to worry about my minutes. We also have a "friend's plan" here, where you can chose a group of people and then it's only .06 cents a minute to talk to each other which is great for us because that is all we really need. I am kind of suprised they don't have this option in the states.

Today I had paella for lunch along with salad and something called tortilla de gambas, which are shrimp fried in this special batter, which were honestly my favorite thing I had here. One thing that is different here is that my host mother actually has a frier built into the counter top, like one that you would see at a fast food restaurant but a lot smaller and none of the appliances have clocks in them. Anyway today during lunch my host mother offered me a beer, which she has never done and said that beer is the only thing to drink when you are eating paella, since it tastes better that way. During lunch I met her two brothers, which I did not know she had... one of her sisters is also hosting a student in my program.

Anyway here are some pictures of what I've been doing:
The first one is a picture from our first excursion, and is a great view of the city of Malaga.

The other photo is my house's patio and you can kind of see the view I have. My room is on the right side of the patio.

The third one is in La Alhmbra, close to Granada, in front of one of the many gardens/fountains.