la turista

As I mentioned in my previous post, I started to feel a little.... suffocated in Salamanca. (Okay, that's harsh, but I can't think of a nicer word that describes it right.) It's a great city; no hate on my side! I just needed a break, damn you. A break from classes and the monotony of life there. And before you think that I'm saying Sevilla is better than Salamanca, we did do the Granada excursion so, I did have a Sevilla break, as well. Okay, back on topic: I was ready to get away and considered the different excursions that the school offered. There was one to Pamplona for San Fermin (the running of the bulls), but after talking to Nuria, one of my professors, I decided to save my money for something that I would ... read more

July 17, 2011: I'm not very good at keeping this thing updated, it would seem. Also, I keep forgetting to take photos. I think that once you get into a routine somewhere, you don't think about how it's not going to last forever and that you (or some of your friends) will be leaving soon. (This language study thing is, actually, pretty depressing.) Anyway, I've clumped the last two weeks of my trip into this post. I'm really upset with myself for not taking more photos. I guess it's because Venessa & I were just hanging out most of the time; not touring anything. Boo, I forgot that "just hanging out" is special when you have only 3 weeks with someone. :/ The first few photos are of my hunt for the Sevilla football stadium. Javi ... read more

I really should have written these up over the weekend, but getting online is such a hassle (I don't have wifi at the apartment & don't want to carry my laptop to some cafe). Besides, the first week was full of activities and kinda flew by. I don't really know how to summarize it, but here we go: Monday, June 6th: After a quick breakfast, I rushed to the school, where everyone took a written & oral test to decide what level we needed to be on. It wasn't a horrible test, but they make me so nervous! Speaking, especially, is such a nightmare. You want to speak quickly because no one wants to sound like the idiot that pauses after every three words and says, "Uh... uh..." In the end, you make all these little ... read more

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - This will be short because it's been about a week and a half since I left Madrid and I don't remember all little anecdotes: If you remember, I was unable to visit El Museo de Traje on Thursday, June 3rd. Friday, I had to catch the 2 pm train to Sevilla so, I didn't have a lot of time to do much in Madrid. After talking with an American family, who had gone to see the museum, I decided that this was the last thing I'd do in Madrid. (I wanted it to be something that would be worth it!) I woke up a little later than I had intended, but had packed everything the night before so, it was okay. I just got up, got ready, and rushed over to ... read more

The internet hasn't been working since last night so, I'm only just now able to post this. Hope no one worried. I'm still alive and well. Okay, here you go: When I woke up this morning, I went to my luggage to grab some clothes and came to the horrible realization that there was only ONE PAIR OF PANTS in the bag. !!! How did that happen? I thought I had packed so carefully! On top of this, it was a pair that I figured would be like my end-of-vacation goal pants. Well, damn. I had to throw them on and rush it to Atoche to get into my security locker for jeans. I was horrified. And I still don't know what happened! Did I just pack badly at home or when I was rearranging things ... read more