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By kaetlin
September 18th 2008

LoVe EsPaNa

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me and antonette
took this pic cuz I felt cute!!

Today we had a short class because on Thursdays we take group trips to various places close to sevilla. Last time, I went to Italica. Today, I went to the Cathedral in Sevilla. So one of the teachers from the center takes a group to the cathedral, pays for all of us to get in and then gives us a very informed tour. It was so interesting. The teacher I went with was the teacher I first had in my easy class that I dropped so he knows me and likes me. Well, today I found out that I really like [View Full Entry]

By kaetlin
September 17th 2008

do we want to change rooms again?

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Today is not a super exciting day for you all to hear about, but this is my blog!!! I got up today and went to school! We got our participation grades for the first of three weeks of class and I got a 92%. That's good. I expect it to go up for this week, though. We start class at 9am and have a break at 11 for a half an hour. During the break we often have mtgs, or we can go to the computer lab, or leave to grab some coffee or whatever. I went and listened in on [View Full Entry]

By globetrekker2008
September 15th 2008

Seville

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Seville Gate

My last day in Spain, as I am now in Tarifa, the southernmost point of continental Europe. This is a nice, laid back town at the conflux of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The weather is much cooler here, maybe 10-15 degrees cooler than Seville, and much windier too. Back to my journey out of Granada, and almost missing my ride. Because I had not a minute to spare for the 4:30 departure, I had no time to grab something to eat. I had expected to get something on the coach like the other journeys. However, this was a small [View Full Entry]

By awax
September 15th 2008

Weekend Trip to Sevilla and Ronda

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Ronda

Hi Everyone! This weekend was amazing! Our school took at trip to two other cities in southern Spain, Sevilla and Ronda. First, we drove to Ronda, which is a much smaller town than Granada. It was very charming. We got to visit the ruins of Arabic baths, and wander the city...my pictures should explain it all. Sevilla was fantastic! It is a much bigger city than Granada, and has a much different feel; I think that Granada and Ronda both have a very old-timey feel to them, but Sevilla is very metropolitan, and closer to what I think of as the [View Full Entry]

By kaetlin
September 14th 2008

whew ...whirlin around

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ooohh

This has just been crazy. I feel like I have already been here for like a month. Siestas are incredible. Sometimes, after lunch, we just go to sleep for like four hours. It isn't even that we were all like oh we should try doing what the locals do. I think it is partly a result of the heat and the big midday meal, then also being in a new place and slammed with needing to learn spanish. Plus, there is nothing to do anyway during siesta hours. Everything is closed! So I slept a lot last week. It gets you [View Full Entry]

tuna salad, with white beans and green salad!!!

By Huschka
September 11th 2008

Seville

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DSC01525

My final stop was Seville. Interestingly, Seville is the sister city of Kansas City---something I was told, but forgot, until I stepped off the train and saw a big sign for an exit to Kansas City Avenue. It is actually one of the main streets in Seville. I spent three nights in Seville and had plenty of time to take in the city without rushing myself. The first night I went on a tapas tour and then to a Flamenco show, both obligatory activities in Seville. Afterwards a big group of us went to check out the nightlife and ended up [View Full Entry]

By kaetlin
September 9th 2008

homework? por que?

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with my drink

So much has happened lately... This weekend (on Sunday) Santa, Antonette, and I went out to a bar to "be in Sevilla at night." It took a while to find a place that was open and not packed (not much is open on Sunday, but the people flock to the places that stay open). Well we went and I got the traditional spanish tinto de verano, which is normally red wine with lemon soda, but this was only with soda water... eeewww was it gross. I thought I would be able to drink it, but gag! So then I was like [View Full Entry]

By kaetlin
September 6th 2008

it rained... here are some pics

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they discovered penises?!!
eeewww

we went to the beach today and this museum on columbus and his ships. my understanding of the people is still slow, but now I look forward to hearing the next slurry lispy word. I love it. I will come back and none of the guys at work will understand me. For breakfast, we just grabbed these fat short baguettes and i had jam on mine. They were freshly delivered. Then we went to catch the bus with our group. The dorm kitchen made us lunches. They were ham on the same bread from breakfast. The ham was soooo bad. It [View Full Entry]

By kaetlin
September 5th 2008

first sleepless days

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streets

I was a teary mess at the beginning, but today was amazing. This city is like Italy,but in Spanish!!! Everything is beautiful, the food is better than I expected, and I have made friends! Here are some pics for now... we are going to the beach tomorrow. I am still getting settled, but in the dorms. My roommate is not permanent right now because we have to change buildings on the 15th, but I love her and we will both be in the same suite later. Her name is Antonette and she is from Baltimore. For breakfast in the hotel today [View Full Entry]

By mcfet
August 23rd 2008

Southern Spain

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Room for Four
Four in a room- nice and squeezy!

We have travelled from Madrid to Cordoba and on to Seville. The weather is in the high 30s each day and this is probably mild for this part of the country. We try to take a siesta in the middle of the day largely to catch up on sleep after late nights. The most spectacular architecture is found in this area and strongly reflects the rich cultural influence of islam. We really enjoyed the Mesquite (mosque) in Cordoba and here in Seville the Alcazar, Royal Palace. Travelling now with our friend, Del and Hayley. We laugh a lot and Roger is [View Full Entry]

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