We have been really busy adjusting to our new schedule here is Sevilla, so I’m sorry that I haven’t kept you more up to date the past two days. I know my mom and grandma have been waiting anxiously by their computer for an updated, so here y’all go..
Wednesday night we went out to Cine, where everything is only a Euro on Wednesday nights. This will be a regular spot on Wednesday nights. We drank “Tinto de Verano” on the patio all night and met so many amazing people. That place is absolutely packed on Wednesday night with locals and many Americans that are around our age. We started school on Thursday so we were not planning on staying out late- think again. Apparently it is not acceptable to go home early in Spain.
When people go out here, they go out. It is normal not to go to a bar until around 11pm and to stay out at the disco tech until 4am. I think this is why the Spanish created daily siestas (naps).
At Cine we met so many people from South Caroline, Tennessee, New York, and a few Germans... They were so fun and nice but they are all leaving tomorrow. They told us all the places we need to go and need to see before we leave though!
We also met a flutist. Yes I said flutist- a man who plans the flute (it was actually a recorder). He fell madly in love with Angie as they chatted away about Celine Deon and Titanic. He even played her the Titanic song and then GAVE her his recorder.. true love- sorry Tan-man. Angie then attempted to play the happy birthday song for the rest of the tapas on the flute. Very entertaining.
Thursday we started class. Thank goodness for siestas here. Being social al night and waking up at 7am is going to take a lot of getting used to for me.
First hard lesson learned in Spain- do your homework for the next day before you go out with friends at night. We woke up extra early to do our homework and headed off to class. It is crazy how dumb I feel here. When someone speaks to me in Spanish here I listen to the first few words and attempt to decode what they are saying but then miss the rest of the sentence.
Key things to know: Favor de repetir (please repeat), Mas despacio (slower), Hablo ingles? (do you speak English?)
Class is a little frustrating, but I’m trying to be very patient! I need to brush up on a little more vocabulary this weekend.
Thursday after class we decided it would be brilliant idea to go purchases tickets to the last soccer game is Sevilla. The stadium is pretty far from were we go to class so we decided to take the bus. This was only our second time to ride the bus so we made sure we asked for directions on how to get there so that we didn’t take the wrong bus and get lost in a foreign country that we can’t understand anyone.
Bus 4. Check. So we get on bus four and we are looking for the soccer stadium. We are told it shouldn’t be longer than 20 min. Wrong. We got on the right bus, but the bus was heading the wrong direction. It is safe to say we waited on the but a good 2 hours trying to figure out where we where going. Oh and then, right when we get off, down pour of rain. Optimistic view of Thursday: We got to see the nearly the entire city in one day- yay. The only thing i hate about Sevilla- buses.
We got great tickets to the game and luckily the rain let up on our way home. I am so excited! You can come to Spain and not go watch a soccer game! The game is this Saturday and is going to be so much fun!
We ate dinner with our mama. She made pizza and it was muy buena. After dinner we did all of our homework (we learned our lesson from the night before) and then met up with all the girls.
Like I said earlier, in Spain people do go out with friends until around 11pm. So at 11 pm we when and met up with all of our new friends at the Rio (river). I am so glad we were told about the river! It is a great place to hang out outside, talk, and meet people. It is very popular on Thursday nights! After we left the river we went to a place called “Long Island.” Our group of girls is so awesome. We are all so extremely different but all so extremely fun! We keep things interesting to say the least. I have no idea what we are going to do today, but I will be sure to tell you all about it soon.
It is so had to believe our first week here is almost over. Good thing we still don’t have a plane ticket home yet ;). It is already going by way too fast. It needs to SLOW DOWN already. It makes me sad, but it is just more of a reason for us not to slow down and live every second to the fullest. My South Carolina friend who left today told me “Seize every moment. Do anything and everything you can. When you have to choose between sleep, study, or being social/experiencing the culture, always be social. This is a once and a lifetime thing and you don’t want to leave here wishing you did something that you didn’t- do it all. Go jump in the river. Make it a fairytale cause that’s what this is- this is not real life.”
If you don’t here from me tomorrow, don’t freak out. We will be going to Italica in the morning and the soccer game in the evening so we will be very busy! But I will update you on everything soon! Plus, this blog is long enough to last you a few days anyway ;) ) If you want to see pictures I will add the first week's picture in the next 24 hours so check them out!
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