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Lindsey in Spain "There is no foreign land; it is the traveler only that is foreign." - Robert Louis Stevenson

I'm studying abroad in Sevilla, Spain for the semester. Read on for accounts of my journeys!

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Joined on: August 21st 2009
Last Login: November 28th 2009

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Yummy
Yummy
"Lindsey, you're getting way too artistic with that. It's food."
I think the Spanish translation of Thanksgiving is hilarious. It's just so wordy and so ridiculously descriptive. It’s not a Spanish holiday though, so I guess it’s just that no one cared enough to put anymore thought into it. Since no mythical pilgrims landed in Spain and had a life-saving meal with the natives on the third Thursday of whatever November it was, the Spanish really don't care about Thanksgiving. I know this, but I still tried to make jokes to a few Spanish friends… “So what did YOU do for Thanksgiving? Heh…” “We don’t celebra [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 28th 2009 | 8 Views | [diary=456759]

Un-American!

Six hour bus ride to Madrid to see a concert with two guys I barely know, followed by a six hour trip back to Sevilla, all in the span of 24 hours. I almost wish that something had gone wrong so that I could have a better story to recount, but it really couldn’t have gone any better. At all. It was positively fantastic. Allow me to tell you about it… At 10:30am last Saturday the bus departed Sevilla, and what a bus it was! I guess the only differentiating quality that it had from other, ordinary buses was that each [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 24th 2009 | 42 Views | [diary=455558]

Andrew Bird
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Today was a really good day. I didn’t go on the last ISA trip to Ronda, because I had already gone with my parents and I have a lot of work to do this weekend, and initially I was worried that I would regret it, but with all that happened, how could I possibly? I guess I’ll start with last night, because that’s when the fantastic-ness began. After dinner with Mishri and Kate in a neighborhood far from my own, I waved down a taxi to transport me back home. I got in, announced my destination, and then heard the car’s [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 20th 2009 | 34 Views | [diary=454680]


“Did you have any fruit?” It’s a common question after our meals, since fruit is eaten often as a dessert. Today, however, I had already brought two clementines with me to school to snack on between classes, so I didn’t really feel like having another. “No,” I replied, then tried in vain to explain the situation, but Lola is impatient and if I can’t talk quickly, I don’t get to say anything. “¿¡NO!? Pues estas son muy buenas. Son muuuy buenas. ¡Toma, toma, toma!” She was waving one in my face, telling me that they were very good and s [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 19th 2009 | 23 Views | [diary=454427]


Gibralfaro
Gibralfaro
View of the city from the Gibralfaro castle.
I was watching TV last Tuesday, and a commercial popped up about “The Greatest Show on Earth,” Barnum and Bailey’s circus. Málaga, November 14-15. WHAT!? “How great would it be,” I thought, “if I could get some people together to go the circus.” And I did! Raquel and Kate answered my request for fellow circus-goers, and we met at the train station Saturday morning. I realized it was the first time this entire semester that I’ve gone on a trip not organized by ISA. It was fantastic. When we arrived in Málaga, we checked in at our hostel and did [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 16th 2009 | 42 Views | [diary=453702]

El Circo!
Baywatch Kate

Tamer version
Tamer version
No mirrors were to be found in the shop where I found my Aladdin pants, so a photo was taken.
Americans like their space, and I am an American. If you are talking to me, and are not whispering or going in for a kiss, I really don’t see why your face should be any closer than 12-18 inches away from mine. 12 is pushing it. The other day at a “meet other people” event at the UPO (my university) I met a Spanish guy and we got to chatting. Introductions were made with the kiss on both cheeks thing, and then he just seemed to never re-establish the original space. I took a step back. “Where are you from? Blahblahblah.” [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 10th 2009 | 36 Views | [diary=452194]

One-step dressing

The Medina
The Medina
Yes. that is a camel's head.
This is not an entry about how Morocco changed my life. Just to get that out of the way. Though it was awesome. It’s more of an entry about real culture versus perceived notions of culture, tourism, and the vastness of the desert, all in the context of my experience in Morocco. Not blatantly, but you’ll probably catch it. Because the sentiment I felt above all others these past few days was frustration at the lack of authenticity. But here I go again with the reflection portion before the explanation. You know what comes next... Day 1: Depart Sevilla in morning. [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 7th 2009 | 74 Views | [diary=451479]

INVESTMENT
Potters
Camel at dusk

Futbol!
Futbol!
View from our seats!
Ah, what a catharsis it is to blog. There's something wonderfully calming about it, probably a lot like journaling, only slightly more narcissistic because I'm writing all about me, me, me, and expecting other people to read it. And I have to admit, I enjoy looking at the "views" of each entry to see how many people have read each one, and I also like experimenting to see what compels people to read certain ones and not others. I have noticed, for example, that my entry entitled "Say, SEX" has accumulated 68 views! It beats out the next highest by 14. [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 26th 2009 | 49 Views | [diary=448422]

Sevilla pride
Cathedral
Inner splendors

Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition
On the right you can just see the cathedral plopped down right in the middle of an Arab mosque.
Hello and welcome to another episode of FLASH TOURISM brought to you by ISA! That’s what I’ve nicknamed these trips we take, because if you blink you might miss something incredible. We left Friday morning for Córdoba, where our main destination was the Mezquita/ Catedral. Southern Spain had a history of changing hands… Romans, Moors, Christians… and this Mosque/ Cathedral is a clear example of palpable history. According to Fodor’s (because who are we kidding, I didn’t just remember this), construction was started in AD785, and the thing started out compl [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 26th 2009 | 57 Views | [diary=448264]

Ahluv the Alhambra
Gravity
Granada

Colorado Basin?
Colorado Basin?
The short-lived view but unparalleled view of one of the mining basins near the Rio Tinto
This is just one of the many quirks of Spanish cuisine that my parents discovered during their time visiting me. While the Spanish sure know how to cure their ham, they aren’t much for the extra stuff, like sauces. Mayonnaise, olive oil, and sometimes vinegar tend to be their favorites. Along with our varied culinary encounters, we had a fantastic time traveling around Spain doing things that I wouldn’t have otherwise experienced, since I am now decidedly set against ever trying to drive in this country, especially with little to no knowledge of how to drive a stick shift. But, [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 21st 2009 | 38 Views | [diary=447069]

Sand dunes
Safari
La Castilla



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