Friday night we went to get tapas with our group, which is a bunch of different kinds of appetizers such as shrimp, fried fish, tortilla española (which is eggs and potatoes in the form of a tortilla), and a variety of other seafoods. Then our guide Marcos took my group to "the plaza" which is the place where Spanish people go to hang out before they go out to the bars. It was extremely cold (for Spain at least, definitely not Wisconsin cold) that night so I was happy to move on. We went to a street called Alfalfa and Rebekah and I talked to a bunch of Spanish people (YAY spanish!) and went home around 2:00 (SUPER early for Spain).
Yesterday we went on a tour of Sevilla. We walked all over the city and I thought my legs were going to fall off by the end of it. But it is seriously the most beautiful city I have ever been to (but I really have never been anywhere)! After our tour we went to go get our móviles and I still haven't figured mine out even though it is the simplest phone on the face of this earth. I am way too technologically impaired.
My host family is actually super amazing. Our abuela (now I am calling her abuela rather than madre because she is old enough to be my grandma) is the best cook ever. So far she has made us homemade pizza, different kinds of stews, cooked vegetables, postres (desserts) and pretty much everything delicious. I wouldn't be surprised if I gained 20 pounds by the end of the semester (let's hope not!).
Also, last night I had my first discoteca experience! We went to a club called Buddha and it is 4 stories high and is absolutely huge and filled with people. It was really fun! We danced and talked to people all night and Rebekah and I made friends named Pepe and Nacho. They were so awesome. Pepe actually works there but that was his night off. The music there is about 60% American music and 40% Spanish music. It was funny to watch people try to sing along with the English songs when most of the time they had no idea what they are saying. We stayed there until like 5:00 in the morning and apparently that is early for Spanish people to go home! That was probably the latest I have ever been out before.
Today, after we took a nice siesta we walked to El parque de Maria Luisa which is only about 5 minutes from our apartamento. It is absolutely huge and filled with fountains, flowers, and paths leading all over the place. La plaza de españa (the picture below) is literally one of the most beautiful places on this Earth!
Tomorrow our intensive Spanish class is starting and then after 2 weeks we start our regular semester. I will only have class on Mondays and Wednesdays! But my classes will go from 9:00-4:35 so those days will feel very long.
¡Adios amigos!
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