Across the Pond

After doing a lot of thinking lately about my blogging life, I have decided to make a change. Although its true that when it comes to blogging, writing, staying in touch, or anything in life, I generally have the follow-thru of Ichiro, but without the OBP (for those of you who can’t understand complex baseball references, or have any concept of common sense—I am terrible at writing blogs continually). However, it is never too late to make a change, and that begins now.

A few weeks ago…

As a school, we took a trip to Córdoba, a city southeast of Sevilla. Since we are studying Islamic architecture, and because it is the principal site in Córdoba, we visited the famous Mezquita. It was built in the 8^th, 9^th, and 10^th centuries by Muslims, but after the reconquest by the Christians it was converted to a ‘cathedral.’ Really the Christians just came in, killed people, built a chapel in the center of the mezquita and called it their own. It really is beautiful though, and very, very large.

As far as really interesting places go, Córdoba is not my favorite, though it has plenty of historical significance.

My entire school went (52 crazy Christians), so it was a good time, albeit annoying at times.

In other news, the new Arcade Fire is out, but I’m not sure how I like it. Give it a listen and let me know. However, the new Andrew Bird is great stuff, getting me though passing through the streets hearing nothing but euro techno or flamenco guitar bumping from one of these cars:

Each day this week is a new entry. Excited?