a quick hello--

hi all! today has been a relaxing day so far, and hopefully it stays that way. we lost another hour of sleep last night, so getting up for class is becoming increasingly hard. i started my morning with breakfast outside on the 6th deck, where is was quite humid. global studies was next, and i am trying hard to like it. essentially we have our gandalf-like teacher and then all the other professors give presentations too. my language professor gave a brief talk about pidgin and creole languages, which went over most people's heads. i could follow, but its not the easiest subject to understand off the bat. i sat in the union today, which most definitely helped keep me awake. i think the coffee helped too. :)

i have been planning my trip around spain all day with a girl named cassie and a few other girls. we are looking to make the most out of our stay, and will attempt to see cadiz (the port), sevilla, cordoba and granada in 6 days/ 5 nights. we were lucky to meet the interport lecturer from uva, who is obsessed with spain. he recommended several websites, places to see and restaurants. he even helped us with our spanish. i must say, that though i took spanish from 7th grade through freshman year of college, i am certainly rusty. more on the trip plans later :)

had a decent lunch, salad (lettuce, cucs and carrots) as usual and a few french fries. i am definitely missing our dining hall at unh. we are also starting to plan our trips for the following countries, and trying to figure out a way to the great wall in china. cassie emailed her mom to look up flights for us, so hopefully they are in our price range: cheap!

i am now heading up to the 7th deck to read for my next class at 1455, because i just found out that there will be a quiz! yikes. hope its basic!

xo