Almería has finally started to grow on me. The city never sleeps it seems but is always in a almost drugged indused sleep. It’s so relaxed and literally nobody cares. In my first week I have acquired a mountain bike. By acquired I didn’t steal it, it was given to me. By the guy who wanted me to be his girlfriend. No strings attached so I said “hell yeah”! I have learned it is the best way to get around! It super nice, compared to walking everywhere. Look out Oklahoma momma is gonna have buns of steel when I come home. E and I have spent a lot of time together recently. She is super cool. She has introduced me to all her friends she’s acquired which are all either English teachers or from Tender. I really like all of them! We have gone out for flamenco, tappas in the center, a house party, an art exhibit about wood , language exchange, and hiking. The Tapas in the center led to E, some of her other friends, and I going out to a rock show! ​

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They didn’t have anything on blink but it was cool as hell! I danced my heart out in the bar and had a really great time. I did have beer spilt down my back , but  it was okay. Rock show was killer. 

The next day E’s friend from the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 wanted to go check out a gallery in the center. It was based on wood. It wasn’t huge but it had some beautiful pieces. We waited longer on them to open the doors than it actually took to go through it, but it was super interesting to me. 

After the gallery we went home for a bit and then went to Erics for a nice house party. I met two really cool Germans, some Italians, and probably several other nataionalities i am forgetting. Eric is a tall ginger from the U.K. That teaches English. E met him on Tender. He is so funny! We finished our night at Erics and went home to get up in 6 hours to go hiking. Hiking with E and Anna was so much fun! We were up in the Sierra Nevadas! Up hill kicked my ass! The whole time I swear I cussed my self . Down hill I felt like a champ! My lungs couldn’t handle the up hill and the thin air! The air was super brisk. The higher we went the windier it got. It felt like a windy day back home. I loved it. Until I realized I had win burn. I I We fought the thorns here and there, and came out with a few battle wounds, but it was so worth it. We hiked for about 7 hours. Should have been sooner but I couldn’t keep up, up hill no excuse just couldn’t breath. ​

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Ive been  replacing ” no im good ” with “yes “,as much as possible currently. I want to see and do it all. I’m ready to really be able to use my Spanish. I’ve been using it a lot more than I expected I could. I hired a tutor  to help me with my Spanish and I applied for a job here. We will see how this goes! Wish me luck! I need it after the trip I’ve had!