Don't we have a deal with the pigeons? If you know me or my family (which I assume you do because you're reading my blog), you know we love some Seinfeld. There is one episode in which George discovers he no longer has a "deal" with the pigeons, and when he walks toward them, they don't fly away. I am coming across that problem in Sevilla also. Thank you, Alyssa Papa, for reminding me of this episode.
I have awesome news...I moved! I was not exactly happy in my first apartment. There just wasn't enough space to live happily, so I asked for a switch. I am now in a "casa universitaria," which is an apartment with a "senora" who lives right across the hall. Se llama Carmen y su esposo se llama Jose. They are soo incredibly nice, and they cook 3 meals a day for me and clean and do my laundry. So I am getting some awesome treatment over here. Coming back and have to re-adjust to doing all of these things on my own might be hard. I am living with 2 girls, Angela from Virginia, and Julie (I share a room with her) from LA. I am so happy to be living here now.
My Spanish is definitely improving, as I now translate just about everything in my head that I can. Angela and I are going to label all the things in our apartment to get used to speaking in Spanish todo el tiempo. See what I mean?...the spanish just comes right out!
I have been exploring Sevilla a lot lately, finding tapas bars and cervecerias (bars). I also found the public library, but I didn't go in yet.
On Saturday, my program took us on a day trip to Cordoba, a city about a 2 hour bus ride away. It was beautiful. There is an extremely famous mosque there, a mezquita, which has been converted into a Catholic catedral. It was built during the 9th and 10th centuries and consecrated as the catedral in 1236. There are 850 columns inside. It's just absolutely amazing! We also walked around and visited other historic sights, but that one was by far the best. It is a beautiful city!
My class schedule turned out to be Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30-13:30 and 16:00-19:00. (I am trying to get used to military time). So, I have a lot on those days, but plenty of time to explore and travel on Tuesdays and the weekends. I am in fact going to Madrid this weekend from Friday to Sunday! I also have a field trip to the Roman Ruins of Italica, which are about 9 km outside Sevilla.
I hope all is well in the States.
Love,
Aubrey
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Hi Aubs,
ReplyDeleteLOVE your blog. Post some pics soon if you can.
Sounds like you are having a blast.
There is snow predicted here for tonight - 4 to 6 inches. It will either flurry or we will receive a foot. What is the weather like there?
Lynn