stressful week

So this week has had a lot of ups and downs. Not sure if i already wrote this, but gretch and i climbed up the Iglesia Merced and were able to see an absolutely breathtaking 360 degree view of granada! Gorgeous! Gretchen left wednesday morning which was quite sad. Going to miss having her here, but i think more than anything my sadness is for her not being able to be here and that her leaving means my time here is starting to wind down. i cant imagine not getting up every morning and being able to walk the streets or sit on the patio in the late afternoon with my host family laughing and joking around. Oh, how i wish that everyone could have a chance to meet my family down here to see just how amazing they are. We have so many inside jokes(including dirty jokes my mom would definitely appreciate), and are constantly teaching each other spanish and english. Last night was random phrases from the movie Titanic and somehow we also started in on the Stevie Nicks song "Total eclipse of the heart"·
Still frustrated that i dont understand a lot of what is said to me, but im definitely improving. My spanish seems to get crazier and crazier by the day. Not sure if it´s because im still kind of a beginner or if im just a goof. I think it´s a little of both. A couple examples: the phrase is Dejame en paz, but i keep saying Dejame en pez. The phrase means, "leave me in peace." I say "leave me in fish." Or the other day, after getting out of the pool i meant to say, "voy a empezar a secar."(i am going to start drying off) but accidently said "voy a empezar a pecar." (i am going to start sinning). Or when i ask where my freeway is instead of my wallet (carretera vs. cartera), or if i can have games instead of juice (juego vs. jugo). silly mistakes that i know immediately after i say them are wrong. Not too stressed about it, and my family thinks it is hilarious!
The other teacher still has not arrived, leaving me as the only teacher, and on top of all of this, all of the materials and toys were stolen last night. All of the projects i´d spent hours preparing, and the toys we play with at recess gone, leaving me quite stressed. We are left with a couple boxes of crayons and some white paper. And yes dad, that includes the stuff you sent in the mail. :( So, now im left to figure out what to do with the kids and hoping everything works out.
On a brighter note, im off to a hot springs with my friend tina from canada and her family! hope everyone is having a fabulous summer! love to all!