This weekend my friends and I went to Lagos, Portugal. It was about a five hour bus ride from Seville. Me and seven other friends left Friday afternoon for our weekend getaway! We got to Lagos around 8 pm, checked into our hostel and went out for dinner. It was my first European hostel experience and it was awesome! Since there was eight of us, we actually got our own apartment with six beds (we had to share) and a bathroom to ourselves and a full kitchen for less than 20 euros a night! Mama (the owner of the hostel) even made us crapes for breakfast with fresh strawberries and bananas! On Saturday we laid out on the beach all day (got the full European beach experience for the first time if you know what I ... read more

I am about to take my first siesta (A spanish tradition in Espana. The work day has a 3 hour break from 2-5 pm for "siesta" or a nap. Stores are closed and the town is quiet. Not everyone has a siesta everyday, but when in Sevilla... Today was really fun! In the morning we learned about academics and housing in Sevilla. I will have classes 3 hours a day (10:00-13:00), 5 days a week. Each class is 3 weeks long. My first class is Intermediate Spanish and my second class is Public Health in Developed Countries. I also signed up for "intercambias" (I will meet with a Spanish student who goes to La Universidad de Sevilla who wants to practice English. We get to choose the place to meet, usually a tapas bar or for ... read more

Well i made it to london! I'm about to fly to madrid. I made it to the airport about 10 minutes prior to boarding .. thank God London is so fast with security - I now have extra time to wait to board! Time to walk to my gate.... London is BEAUTIFUL! i had a nice 2 hour drive through london rush hour : ) In just a few hours I'll finally be in SPAIN!!!! They made fun of Americans on the London radio and how we spend our money poorly - thought that was funny. ... read more