Olives and olive oil are Andalucia's primary agriculture exports.

This fact became less than purely academic to me as of Sunday night, when woke up gasping, unable to breathe. You see, the countryside surrounding the city, for at least three hours in every direction, looks like this:

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So, remember in elementary school when the book fair would come to town and set up in the media center or gym or whatever? You would beg your mom for $10 or whatever, then eagerly await your alloted 30 minutes to browse ( Read more... )

I have uploaded everything to Flickr, for the sake of convenience. I'll try to remember to post here when I add new shots. For now, here are some pictures of my first week; I haven't had a chance to download the shots from Madrid yet.

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And here is the promised entry, exactly on time ( Read more... )

Congratulations are in order for me: I made it from the Madrid airport to my host family's house here in Granada, alone, carting all of my luggage, in one piece! That involved, by the way, walking at least a mile, taking two trains, one bus, two taxis, and what seemed like thousands of stairs. They do not believe in elevators here ( Read more... )

Spain tomorrow! Woot! (well, actually Saturday by the time I land ( Read more... )