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Published: January 23rd 2010
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Molly and I walking in the park Life over here is a whirlwind to get used to. Currently Robin and I are in bed in complete recovery mode. The past couple days have been filled with bus rides, new people, stay out until morning, bars, cervesarias, great dinners, our new family and everything Sevilla. Let me start where I left off.
It’s the 3rd day here already and I can’t believe it. On the first day Crystal, Molly and I went to El Parkque Maria Luisa. I was a beautiful morning with blue skies and cool air that invited us to explore all of its treasures. Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera with me but I plan to go back this week so everyone can see. We had our fist cup of coffee at a little café in the park, too excited with the fact that we were there to actually enjoy the coffee. We saw a lot of people running which seems to be extremely popular. At any given point in the day you’re sure to see a few running on the sidewalks, many times accompanied by their dogs.
Later on that night I had dinner with my family and finally met Pepe, my host
Tres Amigas
Laura, Crystal and I :) father. He is a charming, talkative man that loves conversation of any sort accompanied with a good bottle of wine. That dinner was the first (and only) that we have all had together. We ate, drank, laughed and talked in whichever language fit. Robin and I knew that we were late to meet up with the other students, but it didn’t matter. Dinners like that are far more important than any time spent in bars.
We finally did meet up with everyone in the program and went down to Calle Betis to bar hop. There were about 40 indecisive American walking down the street together…not exactly my favorite thing to do on my first night out in Sevilla. My roommate Robin, two other girls, a guy from Seattle, and I decided to jump into the next bar we saw for some drinks. Breaking away from the group was the best choice we made. We went to a few different places all packed with locals. In the beginning it was intimidating to be in there, only barely speaking the language but as the time past and we eased our spirits, it became easier to order not looking so foolish. We
Group Shot
Some of us at the 2nd bar before Soho wandered the streets for a while until we came upon a little bar with more character than we had seen in the others. It seemed more alive with Spaniards meeting up with friends, drinking a beer, and occasionally breaking out in flamenco dance. We stayed until about 3 and then headed home, content with our first real night in Seville.
The next day (yesterday) was orientation for school which was nothing to exciting. After Robin and I went home, met up with Luica, and we’re off to the center where the family owns a cervesaria. It’s like a little tapas bar where a lot of people have lunch, mostly on Fridays. The food was great and it was even better because we didn’t have to pay for it. Pepe introduced us to a lot of his staff and a few people who gave me the impression of being regulars. We both had a great time chatting with them, especially one waiter who was quite funny. Lucia says that he always has a joke on the tip of his tongue. We’re anxious to go back and spend more time there for the food and company.
Last night was…wow. It
Fins!
Us and the Finnish guys :P started off with another great dinner from Charro. She made tortillas (kinda like a potatoe omelet) and my goodness that thing was DELICIOUS. We talked about soccer some and found out that Jose is a goalie and plays for the University of Seville. I can’t wait to see him play! Afterwards Robin and I went to a bar close to Betis for a school reception. The place was tiny, packed and I broke a glass…but it wasn’t bad. We met some guys from Finland and left shortly after to find our next place. We went to one place that was quite fun and raised our hope of having a fantastic night. We took tones of pictures and danced to American music, some that we haven’t heard in ages. Next up was a discotecta called Soho and that place was PACKED. We danced the night away until morning with some American, Spaniards, and Fins. I guess that’s what Europe is all about. It was quite a night and although I don’t plan to spend many more the same way, there will always be a few weekends that we won’t be able to resist a good techno mix of “Who Let the
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One of the towers in the Plaze de Espana the I have yet to see. Dogs Out.”
Tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful. I’m looking forward to my first bike ride into the center. Hasta luego!
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O.K!....so wow....is all I can say. Love the pictures. Until next blog.