September 12th
We boarded the bus at 9:30. Driving out of Granada on the tour bus for less than 3 minutes outside of the city limits put us right in the agricultural center of olive groves, corn fields, and pastures with flocks of sheep.
We went to a little town where Federico was born. After seeing the outside of the house, we drove to Valerrubio, the actual home and area where he grew up. The house was a traditional Andalucían home and it was fun to explore the floors of the house and back yard.
Although touring the home was interesting, my favorite part of the morning was reading poems and parts of plays that he had written in the converted farm house to theater in the back yard. I read "Gacela X: De la huida," in front of our class.
Back at the residencia, I finished my class schedule and if everything works out it should be a great mix of times and classes.
That night, I went to a music festival in Zaidin, an area in the outskirts of Granada. There was a carnival and a large stage where local bands played Spanish rock songs. Initially, I wasn't very impressed with the music, but when the headliner came on I was blown away. There name was "Muchachito" and they were a mix of flamenco, rock, jazz, and skaw. It was one of the best shows I'd seen in a long time as they were extremely talented and had great stage presence. The coolest thing though, was that they had a painter on stage painting a full size portrait of a guitarist. It took him most of the set to finish the whole thing. We left at 4:30 am and the concert and headliner were still going.
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