Grant's Speaking Spanish

11/05/2003

Hey,

I'm in Spain speaking Spanish. It's good, but too expensive. This is where you started your big trip across Europe and Asia isn't it? Do you know anyone in Seville? I'm living in Seville and renting a room from some woman, but I found out she's charging me too much. I'm looking around for a new place now. Maybe if you know someone I could rent a room from them. There's a big difference between the types of people who travel to the third world, and the types who travel to Europe. I'm kind of missing the crowded buses and dirty tap water. Whatever, I think Europe is something people ought to see at some point. That's what I'm doing. If anything it's interesting, but the people are kind of stuck on themselves. My situation is good though, because I've managed to fall in with a group of musicians who camp out and play in pubs, and generally have a really good time. I'm planning on staying here until the spring and then taking of to see some other countries. Between now and then I'll probably spend a bit of time in Morrocco. Now for the pashminas. The quality was good. I think I got charged a little too much though. You ought to try to bring him down from the first price he gives you. I've had pretty good luck selling them. I haven't really tried very hard. I've got some on consignment in a shop in North Carolina, and some others are at home. Some lady is supposed to buy a bunch of them but I have to call her. I'm going to have to get somebody to drive to her town and give them to her. I know that they're supposedly worth $70 or something, but nobody will buy them for that much from me. I've just been selling them for $40. It's still a pretty good profit. I did a wire transfer. It was kind of confusing, but do-able. The lady at the bank kept on trying to send the money to US protectorates. I had the hardest time explaining to her that Nepal isn't owned by the US. I guess that's all. When you talk to the Nepal guy tell him I said hi, and that I'll probably buy some more scarves when I finish this batch off. I know it would be much cheaper to buy them there. How long were you in Spain? Are there some neat things you recommend? Are you going to be in South America in July or August? I'm going home for a week or two at Christmas, and will have to get a new ticket. Someone told me that it's possible to buy tickets where you can choose to have odd stopovers, and that it isn't more expensive. If they weren't shitting me I'm going to get one, and South America would be a good place for a week or two stopover after I get tired of all this European fancypants nonsense. Maybe we could do what we had talked about doing this past summer. I've got to go now. I have to eat eggs and ham with somebody. They love they're eggs and ham.

I'll talk to you later.

Grant _ _ ______________________________________________________ _ _

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