And Now I Am Mobile.

"And I will stroll the merry way, And jump the hedges first, And I will drink the clear, Clean water for to quench my thirst, And I shall watch the ferry-boats, And theyll get high, On a bluer ocean, Against tomorrows sky, And I will never grow so old again, And I will walk and talk, In gardens all wet with rain." - Van Morrison


I have now purchased a bike after four weeks of being without one. This was quite a big day for me although it was costly, I am really excited for everything that I can do now that I have this bike. As I write this it is raining here in Granada, which this is only the second time since I have been here in Spain that I can remember it raining. Anyways, the bike is an Orbea, which is a very popular brand here in Spain. I think it is a good beginner mountain bike, and I should be able to do all types of riding with it here in the future. My first ride is going to be friday, since I don't have more than an hour to spare any day except for friday.

Second thing I wanted to mention is that I have now been gone for 4 weeks from America, and as I thought about this today, it really is strange. In this month it seems I have done so little, yet really I have accomplished many things. In the beginning, my Spanish was weak, I knew many words, but had no confidence to say them, and my writing and listening were very poor. Now, after four weeks I am able to speak much better, although the conversations are still very simple, and it is not just that but I have confidence. My roommate here at my house came two days ago, and it is fun to see how he is doing, and the other late start people in my program, because I know Granada so well at this point, and to them they are where I was 3 weeks ago.

Anyways. I will have a pretty exciting post coming soon in the next few days, and many pictures uploaded to my picasa soon. Hope all is well.