Everyone says I should study abroad. They say it's such a great opportunity. Well... I concur. Today I turned in my application for studying abroad in Granada, which is in Spain in case you didn't know. Specifically, it's in the south, about an hour away from the Mediterranean coast, and it's in the Sirerra Nevada. From all I can tell, it's a highly beautiful place. There are some things there: The Alhambra, which was a Moorish castle until the Moors stopped being allowed to have castles; some cathedrals that are also repurposed from Moorish buildings; and of course one can't ignore the Universidad de Granada, which is where I plan to take a class or two. I picked Granada out after asking a few people who'd studied abroad last semester - the two people who went there were pretty happy with it, whereas the guy who went to Madrid said it was alright but maybe if I wanted good academics and not just a vacation I should keep looking. My friend Dan, who incidentally looks like the Geico caveman, is going to Salamanca, where they've got the oldest university in Spain, but the adviser for the Spain programs said it's such a small city that he doesn't often recommend it. Dan's going because it has "enough linguistics courses to keep me happy," but Granada has some of those too. Also, Granada is Spanish for pomegranate. I think Granada is a good medium between small Salamanca and somewhat touristized Madrid. Though I'm sure neither of those would be bad either. So far I'm going to go spring 2010, but I think I may change that to fall 2009. It looks like it'll work better with my schedule. So, there's that.
-Press has suffered a disappointment in that our middleman miscommunicated with our printer, or something, and there was a death in the company I think, and so one of our books isn't coming out until next semester. But oh well, you know. our other two projects shoud be coming out on schedule, though. Had better be.
-Because I had to fill out my study abroad application this week, it was just awful: I not only had to meet with a bunch of people, but I also had to actually decide where I was going. So there were a couple nights when I didn't get but two or three hours of sleep. It was maddening. But now that week is over! And about time. I was getting pretty sick of it. All I have left to do now: the releases for Amenities and I Remain,; reading some stuff that I never got time to read during the semester; take two exams. And I have a whole week to do it. This is the kind of pace I'd like for the rest of the year, but up until now it's been about twice that if not more. I've had free time like twice since Thanksgiving.
-Oh, another thing is that my font is most probably going to be for sale before Christmas. I'll link to that as soon as it's up.
-I'm really looking forward to coming home for these four weeks of winter. It's going to be fun.
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Since Spain is one of the places that I have yet to visit (G.Ma''s been there), I will try to vist you while you are there. G. Pa.
Did you know the magazube you are featured in arrived out our house and I've been showing it to everyone? Of 25 up and coming new talents, you are up and coming new talent #21. You are grouped with 3 other guys who have had no formal training in the graphic arts yet love to do them anyway.
For everyone interested: buy or order a copy of Step Inside Design, current edition which talks about 25 fresh talents in the business. :) It's a really cool graphic arts magazine, a trade magazine for graphic artists and way, way cool. Nathanael is in there and don't forget to read about the other artists in there, too. They are from all over the world- US, Poland, Japan, Colombia, etc. Check it out!
MOM
PS you are close to where your dad lived and I have also been to Spain though too long ago and not to that city so I will visit you. It is so long since I went to Spain that it will be almost like going for theh first time.
Dad just told me about the magazine. But it's not on their website, so I have to wait until I get home to see it!...rrgh. How long is the part about me? Is it awesome? Also, "magazube" is the funniest typo I've seen in the last while.
It was awesome to me. G.Pa.
I'm really glad you chose Spain for your study abroad. I know you will not be disappointed. Congrats on the article about you in the graphics magazine. You come out looking really good. I am amazed that you have so many talents. We'll see you soon--planning the food now for the holidays. Guess I'd better get into the kitchen and bake some gingerbread men for Christmas. Ha. You will soon be here. Grandma
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I just read an article about the economy in Spain. Like all articles economic, it wasn't a very positive one. In a nutshell they surmised that Spain is in the worst position by far of all the western european contries. Look it up at the economist. The upside is that it could be so bad that you could hire a maid for pennies a day! Can you speak spanitsh?
Dave
Bad news for Spain means good news for people converting their money to Euros there - my semester will be cheaper. That's a pretty Machiavellian stance for me to take, though, and I don't like it much. I'll see if I can get a hold of that article. Things are getting progressively more interesting in the world.
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