Wednesday

On Wednesday, I have the same classes as Monday from 9:00am-12:30pm. Afterwards, I sometimes make it to the "bread lady" (I'll explain more later), eat with Elisa, and run to ASPACE for the evening. 

We took some new pictures as a class with our teacher, Elsa. Since this Wednesday was our last week of class, Elsa showed us a few cool places around town.

 And yes, we did finish our Literature class with drinks.

"The Bread Lady"

There is a little town outside of Granada (it's actually the town that Elisa's daughter lives in) that is famous for their bread. Since everyone loves it, they sell it at a few locations around Granada. There is always a line, and it never seizes to hit the spot. This little bread shop/stand is within a 3 minute walk from our school, so it's a great between-class snack.

ASPACE-Asociación Granadina con atención a Personas con Parálisis Cerebral

I spend my Wednesday evenings at ASPACE in the residence home for people with cerebral paralysis. Each evening, they have a different activity: going for a walk, crafts, singing, taking pictures, watching a soccer game, etc. The goal of my time there is to change up the scenery for the residents. ASPACE treats all the residents amazingly... I wish I could bring this back to the United States with me. They have tons of resources, sufficient help, and workers that thoroughly enjoy being at work, all factors that I could tell by just seeing the happiness the residents portray.

Sandra is in charge of the activities in the residence home. She's simply amazing; she knows how to balance work with some fun, while making all the residents feel at home. Not to mention, she was welcoming and hospitable to me while in ASPACE.

 Last night we went walking downtown with the residents to admire the beautiful Christmas decorations. Everyone loved it, except the "see you later" at the end.

Seven of the, I believe, 16 residents that ASPACE has with 3 of us volunteers and Sandra.