Midterm.

I now know, the fact that tests stink is an international. It doesn't matter how beautiful the city you are studying in is, all test all the same- no fun. But our midterm is finally over! That was a very long two days of studying, but now we can relax!

Last night we had our one-on-one tutoring session for class. It was a nice break from memorizing notecard. Angie, Sowmya, Drew, and I went with two local Spanish girls to a tapas around the corner from the school. At the tapas we had the more amazing ice-tea! Not long after our drinks come out, we found out that our tutors had ordered us SNAILS to eat. I was a little scared but ended up trying one! It really was not bad at all. I wasn't a big fan of the texture so I had a hard time making myself have another one (not to mention the thought of a slimy slug in my belly). Drew ate a good 15 snail- very impressive- while the tutors ate them like they were candy. Surprisingly Angie also tried one! I am so proud how much she is branching out here and trying new things here.

During tutors I attempt to use my new formed Spanish vocabulary. It really helps to communicate with the locals to improve your vocab. It is crazy how much more I know from studying the past few day. That in no way implies that I did well on the test- but I do feel much more confident communicating with people, and that is more important than a letter grade anyway. I felt pretty prepared for the test, but I don't think it matters how prepared you feel- when you are handed a 4 page paper written in another language it is very intimidating. I think I did fine though, but we will see!

After our tutor session Angie, Drew and I decided instead of locking ourselves in our rooms to study, that we would all go to dinner at a cafe and study together. We found this amazing little Italian food restaurant very close to the center of the city. We sat outside and started going over some of the vocabulary and most commonly used phrases. About 20 mins into our study session we decided to take a break from our notes. We talked about all sorts of things! My favorite topic had to have been Drew's upcoming wedding in December (which I am most defiantly crashing!). We didn't end up studying much more after that.

The service was very slow! It took us a good 30 mins to even order and another 40 mins after that to get our food. For as little as I had studying that day I was surprisingly not freaking out that I was sitting at a cafe with friends instead of studying. We didn't end up getting home from dinner until about midnight. By this time I was exhausted and decided to go to bed and review this morning for the test. I surprisingly felt pretty good about test. But we will see how it all turns out. The good news is that we only have one more test and I can continue enjoying the city of Sevilla instead of studying my life away.

After the test we hung out with Shaina and Katie. We treated ourselves to some tapas for completing the long test and then headed home. This afternoon Angie and I have been trying to plan our 12 days of travel after Spain! We are thinking Paris-Vienna- Rome- Florence. Not set in stone! Let me know what you think or if you have input!

We have to catch a train at 7:00 am tomorrow so we are going to meet up with friends and take it easy tonight! We are going to Granada for 2 days/ 1 night! It should be a fun trip! I'll update y'all as soon as I can!