Jan 31
Time to leave this lovely country. We boarded buses and planes for the last time in Spain... and then I filled the entire plane trip with movies! Never done that before!

Jan 30
As we tied up loose ends, the world bazaar also closed. This is the first time I've ever won anything from a silent auction, woohoo! Also the first time I've ever seen peanut butter and sour patch kids sell for hundreds of dollars. Clearly these Christians have big hearts for donating.. or they REEAALLY missed their comfort foods... ;)

Jan 29
Who knew that Canada was sending its own newcomers out again to spread the Gospel? I discovered that we have Korean interns serving in the Middle East, and even long term staff in the UK, I never knew! Had a great lunch date today with all the Canadian ladies :)

Jan 28
Today is our free day! A great bunch of us boarded buses and journeyed up to Granada, toured the city a bit and then visited the Alhambra! Wow, I've never LIVED a board game before! This is such a neat piece of history. Later that night, the World Bazaar opened, and I viewed neat items from all around the world!

Jan 27
Today I got to know a few more interns serving all around the world. Gained some new knowledge about other places, but was reminded of the "same old" solution. It's so neat that everyone has different highs and different lows, different cultures, and different obstacles, but that Christ is solution to every single one of them!

Jan 26
Today I learned a new word.. though.. not an english one. "Jantar" is the polish word for "dine". We learned about the ludicrous love of God and had an extended time of Jantar with Him: dining without distractions, full attention on the Lover across the table! 

Then proceeded not to "dine" with the teammates, but rather to explore foods... we had ten different kinds of slow roast meats for lunch. Wow. Certainly no conversation here, everyone was to focused!

Jan 25
First day of the conference. Wow, I've heard about MidYear conferences before, but never actually partaken in one! Also, today was the first time ever that I'd received a special shipment of marshmallows from Canada! Little taste of home :)

Jan 24
Went over one town in the opposite direction today and checked out a lot of neat things!! Almunecar, Spain has a bonsai museum (never been to one of those before!), a bird park (with lemurs..!), and a castle! A full day of fun new things, concluding with live music and Spanish paella for dinner.

Jan 23
I've been meaning to check out the one in Guelph, but never did, thus, something new for today is visiting the Donkey Sanctuary in Nerja, Spain! We proceeded to explore some really fascinating caves too! SNE!

Jan 22
Continued the journey and arrived in La Herradura, for the first time ever, meeting up with friends of my aunt and touring this quaint little Spanish town!

Jan 21
I was supposed to have a day of horseback riding today, but the snow prevented that. Nonetheless, I got a lovely photo shoot up in the mountains with the horses! And... due to the lack of afternoon plans, I spontaneously jumped on a bus and decided to go down a few towns and visit that very British chap I'd met the day before.. in his castle! We toured the grounds and made dinner together (white asparagus is not tasty!) Never done that before!

Jan 20
Became instant friends with an old British chap on the train today. He showed me the way to bus and proceeded to chat me up for the entire bus ride to Granada :) I wandered the streets of Granada and had shwarma for the first time! Caught the next bus up to Capileira and had a lovely snow-filled night walk under the stars (I've done that bit before, but it's been a while!)

Jan 19
SNE. Today I got a private lesson on how to make cheesecake! Then later on, I got to taste test it, while joining friends of friends for lunch and a social afternoon. For the first time ever, I picked avacadoes, and had an afternoon of mixed languages, 50/50 Spanish and English, which means I understand about 54% of what was said ;)

Jan 18
Another first, arrived in Spain for the first time ever! Joined a couchsurfer and his family, spent the evening at their friends' house and strained my ears to pick out Spanish words that I once knew. Retired for the night at their cozy abode in the hills of Coin.

Jan 17
Left the country once more and arrived in Istanbul, Turkey. For the first time ever, I got out of the airport and explored Turkey with some Turkish friends! We visited popular sights, including Hagia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar, then returned to sleep in the airport.