Dear Grandma,
About 3 blocks away from our apartments there is a botanical garden. I finally went and explored it about a week ago. There were all kinds of birds; I saw some black ones with bright yellow tail feathers, a hawk, a woodpecker, and many others. In the middle of the garden there is a clearing for this giant, epic tree. It was much bigger and its limbs sprawled further than any of the other trees. I think it is probably now one of my favorite places in Valencia. Love, Eben

Dear Grandma,
A few weeks ago on our way to and from the beach, we drove by a "forest" of palm trees. I don't think I've ever seen so many in one place before. On closer inspection they seemed to actually be planted in rows, so I think it was probably a coconut plantation. However, even though it may have been man made to some degree, it was still a pretty fascinating sight. God bless, Eben