Day 1: Arrival
The train from Ronda was exhausting. The hotel was big and fancy while not too fancy (To Nate’s liking).
We put down our bags and then went straight to the supermercado. When we got there, we couldn’t find most of the stuff we needed, but then we noticed that there was a underground level that had a conveyor belt so that you could take a shopping cart down there. The conveyor belt was magnetized so your cart stuck to it as you went down and up. Downstairs also smelled like pig legs because there was pig legs down there. It was gross.
Day 2: Nothing
We woke up and actually ate a large breakfast – that we actually made, instead of going out to a patisserie/panaderia – for the first time in a month! (It was actually just one day shy of being a month on the dot). We had an entire day of time to kill before the Worldschooling hub started so we figured we might as well explore the surrounding areas. Right next to the cool Magnetic Grocery Cart Store (MGCS for short) which is also right next to our house which is right next to a Gelato which was next to no importance on any of this whatsoever – is a park with a huge playground in the middle of a road. We went to this park and though it was big, we found it wanting. Fortunately for us, Finn (Why am I writing this 3rd person?) brought the Football (That is it’s true name, Americans!) we had bought at Gibraltar and created the world’s largest mini football golf park.(largest compared to nothing because it is the first of its kind). If you want to know how it worked, ask in the comments. I am supposed to keep this short so I can’t spare the minuscule details right now. The rest of the day can be summed up as us doing nothing though we did go to the MGCS again. Tomorrow we begin the trial bequeathed the moniker ‘Worldschooling hub’ *spooky music*
Day 3: FIRST DAY!
We woke up early today to prepare for our first day, even though there was honestly nothing to really prepare. The fastest route to the park designated as the meeting place happened to be through a construction site so we got a bit dusty (There were several shops along the area that I pity as that can’t be good for business). We arrived to the park as one of the first families there, so we got first picks to the multitude of very climbable trees. While the trees were fun, the main attraction for us that day was the duck pond that we went over to after the kids already there started screaming (screeching might be more valid) about the Lobsters in the rather murky water. It also had an Ancient Greek-esque viewing platform that added to the scene (even though we never actually went on the viewpoint, it looked pretty) and a small barn-like structure for the ducks.
Once more humans arrived, we saw “The bird” (dun dun dun). It was dead. So of course being the respectful, mature, completely compassionate beings we are, we all went on to poke it with sticks. (Luckily some people were still vacant so it didn’t get too many pokes). We became fast friends with a nice boy named Kai who we bonded with due to our shared love of chaos. We played multiple games in class, but the most notable was probably a relay race where two teams lined up opposite of each other and an adult holding a handkerchief in the middle of them. Each player had a colour written on them (in Spanish) with one opponent having the same colour. So when the adult calls said colour, the 2 players rush to grab the handkerchief, the winner procuring their side a point. There was a 4 or 5 year-old kid that ran forward every single time except when it was actually his turn. One time, he ran when the two oldest/biggest kids ran forward and he managed to run in between their legs tripping both of them but keeping himself unharmed before he proudly grabbed the cloth. Later we went to eat lunch at a famous Tapas restaurant (Tapas are small dishes like appetizers) that we found in a mall and for some odd reason it was empty. It was very good. I especially liked the eggplant chips and the really tiny prawns. We finally got released to the playground(yippee!!!) My brothers, Kai (The boy I mentioned previously), and I created something known as the Capybara Cult {[ScamScam.Com] edition} where we preach to humans the might of the Almighty Capybara God (Almighty for short). To end the day, we were given a tour of Granada that I ended up carrying all the little kids on my back.
Day 4: Albaicin
Today for Spanish class we got to command someone down a “city” in Spanish – and you had to set up the city from the map they give you. And whenever there was something next to you, you had to say it in Spanish. We also took a city bus (that we completely filled with our hub), up to the top of the Albaicin. It’s the old Moorish quarters and one of the highest points in the middle of the city. It had cool views of Alhambra. But the best part was when we stopped at a plaza. There was a celebration going on with music and all of the adults got their fruity grownup drinks that they never share (I’m looking at you, sangria), while we all slid down a little hump on an aqueduct, which we did miraculously, and repeatedly, without tearing our pants!
Later, our parents decided we should live the Spanish life and go grab a bite during Spanish dinner time. (we think our mom just really wanted churros). We go back to the plaza with the goblin fountain and it’s packed – at 9:00pm (with little kids too). We order churros with chocolate sauce. It was massive and delicious. We also ordered leche rizada (curly milk) and it was amazing! Except it might have had too much sugar for Wells. He turned into a goblin that night and hasn’t been the same since.
Day 5: Carmen de los Mártires gardens
The next day of the hub we were meeting at a garden instead of the park but to get to the garden we had to go up tons of stairs, and Wells didn’t like it until he saw a cat and he got pumped up. But when we were near the top, a dog jumped off of a tree around 10 feet from the ground and it scared us so badly. Still don’t know how that one happened. When we got to the garden, we explored and at one point we saw peacocks (pavo reals) and there was a fountain that was said to have a snake – but we never found it. After that, we did Spanish class and we found trees where you could pick pomegranates (granadas). Finally for lunch, we went to a tapas place with the rest of the hub. Super tasty. There was also a playground there so we could all play once we finished eating. Note: In Granada, when you order a drink, they always bring out free tapas to go with it.
The next day of the hub we were meeting at a garden instead of the park but to get to the garden we had to go up tons of stairs, and Wells didn’t like it until he saw a cat and he got pumped up. But when we were near the top, a dog jumped off of a tree around 10 feet from the ground and it scared us so badly. Still don’t know how that one happened. When we got to the garden, we explored and at one point we saw peacocks (pavo reals) and there was a fountain that was said to have a snake – but we never found it. After that, we did Spanish class and we found trees where you could pick pomegranates (granadas). Finally for lunch, we went to a tapas place with the rest of the hub. Super tasty. There was also a playground there so we could all play once we finished eating. Note: In Granada, when you order a drink, they always bring out free tapas to go with it.
Day 6: Flamenco
Day 7: Alhambra
Today we went to the Alhambra. It was so big and pretty, and there were cats there! The gardens were covered in green. We played hunter tag—one person is the hunter, and if they tag you, they check you in at a checkpoint. We climbed a tower with a beautiful view of the city, then went inside the palace. It was really, really pretty.
