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I haven´t left a post in while, so i thought i would just give a quick update. i arrived to sevilla today. midnight tonight marks the beginning of la feria de abril (the april fair). it is a yearly festival held in sevilla a few weeks after semana santa. it´s known for all things spanish: fiestas, bullfights, flamenco, and im sure i´ll work in a siesta or two while im here to seal the deal. the last few days i spent in granada. it was a delight. there is an old fortress- castle- town- palace- garden- ish site there known as the alhambra. this building has some serious history, we´re talking twice as much as the country that most of us call home, and it is one complex. granada is a town with a number of influences: gypsy, moorish, jewish, christian, castillian, and tourists have all had their affects in shaping this age-old community. this paragraph is filled with too many lists: one on the feria de abril, one on the alhambra, another on the influences of granada. i appologize for: poor writing, repetitiveness, improper grammar, and being annoying.

okay.

i was really fourtunate to meet a few nice germans while i was there, christopher and sarah. last night we went out to eat some tapas and then played some cards in the hostal. they are coming to sevilla tomorrow, and i think we are going to try to meet up.

later that night i watched the last bit of the film apocalypto with this scottish bloke. that movie is intense, at least the part i saw was. at the end these three english girls came back from being out and we were all talking and the topic moved onto the subject of religion. i began writing some reflections today in my journal of that conversation, but something that gary (the scotsman) said had me thinking quite a lot last night while laying in bed. in reference to the world´s origins: "if a friend showed you a beautiful house up on a hill and you prosed, who built that there house? and your friend replied, oh that house has just always been there, you would think he was absolutely crazy. i laid in bed for a good hour thinking about this. i´ve heard the same argument in different words, but the way with the house i really like. hopefully i can write something deeper on this. this guy gary had a crazy life. he´s 46 years old, and has been involved with music all his life. he´s met any number of world renowned musicians but is totally relaxed and chill about life and what he does. nice guy that gary.

okay that´s all for now. just one more week and i´ll be back in the states!