Just a few things..

Hola todos,

So I haven't written in a few days, but not too too much has been going on lately. Today is Friday, which means I have the day off from school (just like every other Friday), so I was able to sleep in and now I'm going to work on some homework for the morning. The school week went really well and I have been learning so much, whether its developing my Spanish skills or learning about Spanish history--never realized how much Spanish history there was until now! Next week the Spaniards start their classes, so UPO will be jam-packed full of students--about 10,000 of them to be exact. I'm sure this will be a bit overwhelming for me at first, because Bryant is only about 3,000 undergrad, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Last night our API group took some students to the Teatro de La Maestranza to see the Real Orquesta Sinfonica de Sevilla (The Royal Symphony Orchestra of Sevilla). Here we sat in a huge theater and listened to the music from the symphony for about two hours. It was really cool to experience, and there was a guitar soloist named Pablo Sainz Villegas, who was absolutely fantastic! When reading through the program, a lot of us got a kick out of the word "fagot" appearing next to someone's name when describing what instrument they played. When I got home, I immediately searched this word and a "fagot" is actually a bassoonist, so, remember that!

After the concert I had to get a taxi ride home as it was so late. This was one of the more enjoyable taxi rides I've taken as the taxi driver was so interested to hear about the United States and he asked me what I thought of Seville thus far. He said he had been living in Seville for 35 years now, and he loves it! He asked me about some of the differences from the U.S. to Spain, and I told him that in the U.S. we don't have a scheduled siesta time. He thinks this is terrible, and that the U.S. should incorporate the siesta into their daily lives, as he says that it is better for your health. So, I expect you all to work on that--and when I get home, hopefully you've perfected the siesta, if you haven't--I know someone that can help!

This weekend I will be going to Cadiz with my friend Dana and meeting up with my friend Alicia that I go to school with at Bryant. Cadiz is home to the best beaches in Spain--so I'm really excited to get on the beach and into the ocean for the day. On Sunday, I will be going to a Bullfight. I'm very excited for this, but also really nervous--I've heard from others that have already went that it's very graphic and sad because they end up killing six bulls by the end of the fight. Everyone says you have to go to say you've experienced it, though--so I'm going! Also, next weekend we were able to plan a trip to Morocco! So after Sunday of next week, I can say I've rode on a camel--pictures to come :)

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I hope the weather is still staying beautiful! Hasta luego!

Besos,
Lindsay