Primera Semana

I am coming to the close of my first week in Sevilla. It has been hard to adjust to such a different culture, but I am slowly learning more and more. I have only had one day of classes, but I had 4 of them, and at an hour and twenty minutes long, that is much more than I am used to at UMD. That is more like how it was at Mercy, but today I started at 10:30 and went until 18:50 (that's 6:50 for you Americans) with a 2 and a half hour break in between. I had a major freak out the night before my classes because my schedule was all messed up and with no internet access, I had no way to fix anything. Luckily, I am trying to get everything worked out with that and I should know by Monday. I am taking classes at CEA GlobalCampus (the program with which I came here) and Universidad Pablo de Olavide, which is outside the city a bit. It's a 20 minute metro ride away from my apartment, which is in an area called Los Remedios (the remedies, as my Mother would tell you).

I have spent a lot of time at the Vodafone store (which is apparently owned by Verizon) trying to get a working cell phone. Today I finally got a working cell phone, which is supposed to have free incoming calls from the US to me. My number is +34 673 57 9292, if you ever get the urge to call. Just remember the time difference! I am 6 hours ahead of the east coasters.

I have met some really great girls here from all over the country. Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas, California just to name a few. I am really looking forward to actually being able to communicate in Spanish and enjoy the night life for real!

I hope all is well back in the US. I am taking a day trip to Cordoba on Saturday and I will hopefully come back with some beautiful pictures!