March 3, 2008- March 9, 2008
From the 3rd through the wee hours of the morning on the 6th Aaron was here in Seville with me. It was frustrating having to go to class everyday and then doing homework at night when he was here, but it was kind of a necessity. During the day Aaron did his own thing (only got lost a few times, had a minor mishap with a gypsy) and I tried to show him around Seville in the afternoon and at night. It has great having him around and being able to show someone from back home how I’m actually living my life here. I think that Aaron was a little bit overwhelmed/frustrated with the language barrier, but I helped him out as much as possible. He got along really well with my roommates and Encarna as well. I think that Encarna loves him; she was full of good comments and questions about him. She even went as far as having a special “Jonsey” dinner (she couldn’t pronounce Aaron) in which she bought Coca-Cola for everyone to share. She doesn’t even buy Coke for me! Ha! She also made him a lunch to go one day, she’s just a great lady. After our special “Jonesy” dinner Encarna put in a video of her daughter Fatima dancing Flamenco. This is the first time that any of us had seen Fatima dance and Encarna decided to show Aaron and us because “it was a special night.” During the week Aaron and I tried all sorts of quaint little Spanish restaurants and it was fun to be able, or at least have a good reason, to go out to eat. Aaron left at 4:15 on Thursday morning, which wasn’t exactly the most fun thing that happened last week, but it obviously had to happen sometime.
This week I registered for classes for next semester and it looks like my schedule is going to be jam-packed full of things to do. I think that I’m going to really like a lot of the classes that I’m registered for.
On Thursday afternoon I decided that I wanted to chop my hair off and get it highlighted so I headed to get it done. My haircut actually turned out really well and I’m in love with it. It’s a little Victoria Beckham-esk, but with a blonde twist. I got my hair washed, cut, colored and styled all for only $34 Euros-what a bargain! Thursday night I went to the play, Don Juan Tenorio, which was performed in an old Baroque style church. We were in the front row and our feet were on the stage. It was a great performance and a lot of fun to go to.
Friday night we had a group outing with our newly acquired “intercambios.” A few weeks ago we went to the language school in the afternoon and met a few students, although their ages range from 20-70ish, who are learning how to speak English. It was a good time being able to sit down and have someone to speak Spanish with without feeling like an idiot. Friday we all met at a bar and we went around and talked to a bunch of different people. I met a girl and a guy, who are dating, and they talked to me for quite a while. The guy was also studying history, so it was interesting talking to him and finding out more about some of the Spanish traditions and history. We exchanged contact information with some of the Spaniards that night, so hopefully we will be meeting up again sometime soon. I also talked to a few people about possibly finding and internship opportunity with Spanish/Communications, and possibly in Spain. Don’t start to hate me already; there is nothing solid there yet. I also talked to one of the directors and I’m going to go to the University of Seville’s next choir practice with another guy from my class who wants to get involved in music here. Hopefully that works out and I’ll let you know how practice goes next Wednesday. He went this week and absolutely loved it, so I’m sure that I will too. To wrap up a good night, we headed to the “Churrería” and got some churros and chocolate before heading home.
This past week we have started our Midterms and it really hasn’t been all that fun, then again it wouldn’t be fun back in the States either. I had one test while Aaron was here and then I have three more next week. Wish me luck!
This past week we have had 4 15-18 year-old Italian girls living in the apartment downstairs. They have had a couple of meals with us and I don’t really care for them much. They are pretty interesting and they think that English is a beautiful language; lets just leave it at that. I’m counting down the days until they leave.
Disclaimer: I know this past couple week I’ve been slacking, but it’s been really busy! I will try and keep up more on it now that Aaron has left and since Midterms will be ending. I only have about half of my time left here and things have absolutely flown by. I can’t believe that I will be back in the States in 60’ish days. You are lucky that I really like you or else I don’t know if I’d be coming back
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