Figuring it all out

I am more than excited to be stealing someone else's nearby wi fi at this moment. I am now moved into my señora's apartment and being the older woman she is, she does not have wi fi. Not many of us at our apartments do, so I'm not the only one. Apparently, central heating is a luxury here too. I have what appears to be a space heater, but really does not produce much heat at all. I hope to upload pictures as soon as the connect is fast enough. Maybe tomorrow I'll find an internet cafe and do some uploading. I wanted to do that this evening, but practically nothing is open on Sundays except the Alhambra (we went today!) and churches. The Alhambra is absolutely amazing. Today was a sunny and clear day. It was perfect for pictures and walking around. The temperature here is always fluxuating. Apparently here in Granada we are having one of the coldest winters in a while. It fluxuates between 32 F and probably 45 F. Sitting or walking in the sun it feels almost hot. Yesterday I was taking in the view from my apartment, which looks out on to the Sierra Nevadas, and felt so much warmer than I have been sitting inside the "heated" apartment. My room has some outrageous decor, plenty of little figurines like animals fighting each other, hand puppets of burt and ernie, robots, ET hanging from what looks like a noose, a cut out face of GI Joe, to name some of my favorites. I have my own bathroom, so I can pretty much come and go as I please. I have a beautiful walk (about 15 minutes) to the center of town and the school. I walk along a river and park with orange trees for the most part. So far things are good, but it's just so hard to figure some things out. I think they will just come in time. Today not knowing what or when things were open was entirely frustrating. When we finally did find a restaurant that was open, they don't use menus. I attempted to get a "go phone" yesterday but didn't bring my passport with me, so I was unable to get one. It is so hard to meet up with friends. We set a time an meeeting place for going out like in the old days. I'm getting around the city fairly well. Street names don't really matter here except for the main drags. All navigation is done by relation to parks and other things it seems because it's hard to even notice street signs. Next I'll have to conquer the bus system. One thing at a time. Today our group visited the Alhambra. Absolutely AMAZING. The pictures don't capture the depth. The views are just breathtaking. I look back at my pictures and think that I am just standing in front of backdrops. Unreal. I don't know if I will always have a connection at my apartment so hopefully I will soon find a way to consistently post and email. Thanks so much for all the emails