Recent adventures..

Hola todos!

I just wanted to write a bit about what has been going on around here lately. As you know, last weekend was an incredibly long weekend for me, or what the Spaniards like to call "puente". I had Friday through Tuesday off from school, and therefore only had two days of school this past week.

I spent the long weekend doing some different things around Seville with my friend Dana. Most of my other friends were traveling to various places like Barcelona, Rome, and Morocco, so there weren't too many people around to spend time with. Dana and I spent a day walking around the city and going to the "Festival de las Naciones" which is situated right in the center of the city. Basically countries represent themselves at this festival, whether it'd be through art, music, food, or dance. There are also stands representing each country that are selling different souvenirs from their countries. Dana and I spent a lot of time there just exploring and doing a little bit of shopping--we're even going to go back again because we had such a nice time! Another fun thing that Dana and I did was go to the movie theater that is very close to where we live in Seville. We went to the theater under the assumption that they would be showing all the movies in English with Spanish subtitles. I don't know why we ever assumed this, but boy were we terribly incorrect. Dana and I ended up seeing "Cartas a Julieta" or in America the movie would be known as Letters to Juliet. Once the movie started, and the main character started to speak, we knew we were doomed. With our wonderful comprehension skills, Dana and I both agreed that we were pretty much able to understand the entire movie and we even laughed when we were supposed to laugh! We also did a little shopping around Nervion Plaza and checked out the latest styles in Spain--although I think the styles are great, I'm pretty positive I won't ever be able to pull them off, but we'll see!

Besides that, I basically relaxed and did some work and prepared for exams for the rest of the long weekend. When I found out about my grandmother's passing, I was happy that I didn't have to go into school the following day and that I was able to speak with my parents whenever I wanted.

So this past week in school, like I said, was only two days of classes--really don't want to overdo it! For most of my classes my teachers spent time reviewing for our midterms that will be starting on Monday. I think all of my midterms should go just fine, and I'm looking forward to them being over!!

My best friend Alicia from school came to visit me from Cadiz on Thursday. She was aware of how upset I was about my grandmother's passing and wanted to come spend the day with me. It was great to see her, and it almost felt as though I had a piece of home with me at that time--she is such a wonderful friend! We spent the day drinking cafe con leche, exploring downtown Seville, and eating delicious sandwiches and ice cream. We also witnessed a nice "hit and run". A car took a corner too tightly and ended up hitting the car that was parked on the corner. The man hesitated and then drove off!! I also wanted to say that I have become a big fan of "cafe con leche" although my cafe is mostly leche and less cafe, but hey, it's still coffee, right?

Other than that, that's about all that has been going on lately. In a couple of weeks my traveling around Europe with be in full force and I can't wait! I hope everyone has a nice weekend and stay warm everybody--I hear it's cold and rainy back home! Hasta luego!

Besos,
Lindsay