real life in spain

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Hola. I have been a bit sick for about 4 days now, which sucks. My throat was just sooo sore and now I have a cough, but never a full cold. Thank God. We have just been going to school... I got an A+ on my second test. Finals are tomorrow and then we start the semester on monday (we have been in the grammar-only intensive period). Right now I am pissed because I am trying to get my money back for the trip that I signed up for to go to portugal because it is the weekend that antonette and I were planning to go the beach and take surf lessons. UGH!

We went out for tapas on sunday. That was fun (tinto de verano). Antonette and I have been running this week a few times because the weather has been cooler. We also went to the market. Today, we had the tourist trips. I went to the Alcazar (palace) that all of the kings since forever have changed/built when they were in power. It was pretty, but I was tired and hungry. It is free for students so I was just like, ugh, let me come back later!! But at the same time, I really like learning about it.

The food has improved since it has become more crowded. Like, last night we had a divine chopped salad. Today, for lunch, we had chicken (not a pork product??!!), salad, lentil soup (YES!!), mushrooms, bread, and watermelon... aaahh!! I went to the cook to tell her how much I liked it. It seems like people might not do that very much because I think I made her day. I figure if all of the people who like gross food never say anything, she will keep making what I like!! lol...

Hmmm... I am excited for Brendan and my family to come because this place is crazy sweet and I have developed quite the lisp while speaking spanish...lol

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Photos

this is where i live...
on the way to tapas

starter
tomato salad with herbs, spices, olive oil

ruth, caroline(french), santa
at tapas

big plate of meat
large tapa for all to share

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chocolate sandwiches??!! on this like cinnamon breadish stuff

alcazar
i started taking pictures for my own personal interest... I likes these tiles. I am done being the tourist who takes pictures of stupid stuff... this is a pic I wanted!!

this is interesting
the palaces were created with a style that is a combo of muslim and christian influence. These (on the bottom row) are arabic markings, but in an order so that they will mean absolutely nothing. They (catholic) didn't want anything that may appear in the Quran to be present...

hmmm...
all of these columns were taken from roman buildings nearby and used to build this palace... so they are all different. Some have stands that they sit on and some don't because they are different heights, widths, and colors...

sept 25 016
pretty day

"plus ultra"
hercules said no plus ultra (there is nothing else beyond)... but then this king of spain changed this famous quote to be his... after they discovered america. in spanish... hay mas alli. There is more out there/beyond. WOAH

arab baths
this is what I imagined (kind of) that the caves looked like in "the host"

Comments

[Ignacio]

felicidades por tu adaptación a Sevilla
Hola ,buenos días,soy un chico sevillano que desde hace cuatro años está viviendo en Huelva.Estaba buscando opiniones sobre la impresión de los extranjeros de Sevilla cuando he encotrado tus textos.Meha han parecido curiosos por la visión de una vida desenfadada dentro del día a día de Sevilla.Como estoy acostumbrado a ver y escuchar todo los que dicen los sevillanos de sus ciudad quería buscar una nueva forma de ver la ciudad ,verla como si fuera nueva para mí.Y por eso la visión tuya y la de otros guiris es interesante para mí .Es renovar una imagen y hacerla más amplia ,mas hermosa o más alegre.Si deseas alguna recomendación no dudes en usar mi e-mail,por mi parte encantado de conocer tus opniones y comentarios .Tranquila ,es real y no es ningún tipo oscuro quien te escribe.Un tipo corriente ,con su feliz pareja,su futura niña ,sus vistas a un solar en obras y su curiosidad que le hace preguntar cosas continuamente a Sr. Google. Sigue pasandolo bien.