Happy Girl

For my Spanish class, I have to go to cultural events at UAB and in Birmingham from time to time. These events include festivals, foreign films, and lectures. Today, I went to a presentation done by my professora about Holy week in her native Andalucia in southern Spain. I had really planned to multi-task during this time because I have a lot to do and very little time, but something caught my attention, and no multi-tasking occured.

Caleb and I had talked about his heritage before. He told me he has some Spanish in him. Sam told me Granade means "one who sits under the pomegrenate tree" in some coocky language. His grandmother said they had Moorish in them, which I don't quite remember exactly who they are, but I do know they had something to do with Muslims and Africa.

While I was sitting in the Husley Center, the first thing la professora talked about was the Moors that invaded Spain from Africa through the Straight of Gibralter. I started putting two and two together and then she said they set up a kingdom called the Kingdom of Granada!

Maybe I'm completely off my rocker, but I just found this to be one of the coolest things I've heard all day. I mean, it's not everyday you learn that your dating Spanish/Moorish royalty.

You should really research Semana Santo in Andalucia, Spain. It's really weird and interesting. The different churches make a float type deal of Jesus' last week and one of their church's virgin and they have a procession all through the streets all week long from Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday. The floats are made of silver and gold and they are extremely detailed and elaborate. I just think that's kinda cool. I'm rambling.



*A dollar to the first person to understand the allusion in this title and where it comes from.