Intercambios, Mantequilla de Cachuate y Lluvia

So yesterday was quite a day. First we went to Italica for our cultural visit during school. It was pouring down rain so we didn´t stay long becuase Italica is basically ruins of a Roman city. After we got back I had to run to the bus so that I could make it to the school on time. When I got there the teacher just takes me up and throws me in a class room...AHHH!! So I had to waste a half and hour talking to high schoolers about Indiana and asking them questions. It was actually really fun. I am not sure how this is supposed to help my English but it is good practice anyway. Then I had to go back to the school for a fiesta. We were supposed to meet our intercambios, which is like and language exchange buddy (they are all learning english at the center). Mine is this really tall basketball coach guy who is in love with the Indiana Pacers haha. He is really nice though so I think it will be a good experience. Oh ya, before the fiesta, Jenn had an undying craving for peanut butter because they don´t really have that here. We went on a search through Corte Ingles (Spains version of Walmart) to find the sacred mantequilla de cachuate. It cost us almost 5 dollars but we decided it would be worth it in the end. Of course, you have to have something to scoop it out with, so we found some oreos and felt pathetically american but you gotta do what ya gotta do haha. We ate our oreos and pb in the street. It was great. After the fiesta we tried to go for tapas. Haha so unnecessarily difficult!! After all that, mind you it is midnight and still pouring down rain, I went to my bus stop only to realize that my bus was done running for the night. I had no money for a taxi (smart, I know) so Jenn lent me some. My taxi driver was super nice and very "complimentary" we will say. Haha I got a cheap taxi ride out of the deal though so in the end, it was all good and very entertaining.

I am not so good at keeping things short and sweet...

So on Saturday we went to Carnival de Cadiz. It was pretty much like the adult version of Halloween (minus trick or treating). There were people dressed up in all kinds of crazy, hardcore costumes. These people don’t mess around. When they get dressed up they go all out. We ran into some guys dressed as Chinese people and they were trying to convince us (in Spanish) that they did not speak Spanish because they were Chinese. Then there was the huge group of people dressed up as foosball players. Oh, and lets not forget the very convincing cross-dressers…at least I think they were cross-dressers…My personal favorite, however, were the cows. I am not sure if it was my Indiana roots coming out or fond memories of a time when certain friends from Michigan brought out a cow suit to IN and we made Ashley wear it to the pizza place….Anyway, it was crazy but really funny. Lots of music and dancing, people everywhere, basically entertainment around every corner. We left Sevilla around 8pm and got back around 4am (my favorite time of day J). Most normal people would just sleep the day away after a night like that but since we are clearly not normal, we decided to wake up at ten and go out to watch the Sevilla Marathon. It was so much fun!! We were pretty much the only ones cheering but the runners appreciated it. They were thanking us (“Ay guapisimas!” counts as a thank you right??) and they definitely started running faster..or at least we would like to think so.
Today I had my interview for my internship. It really was not an interview at all. It was more like hey, what’s your schedule. Ok, you should come here on Wednesday and teach the kids about your life and the US. You know what, why don’t you just come Wed-Fri so you can teach the whole school. Oooo ok. So now I need to plan a lesson about life in Indiana in comparison to life in Sevilla. Nothing like jumping right in! I am excited though. They have kids from ages 3-18 in the school so I will definitely get to figure out what age group I like best and I will have lots of practice! Man, this is long…but I still have more to say!
We also went to Casa de Pilotos today and it was gorgeous. It is this huge mansion with all this beautiful artwork and intricate details inside. I took lots of pictures but it was raining so we didn’t stay there too long. Instead we went to h&m because Jenn needed a sweater and I don’t have a dryer in my house so my pants are falling down (more than normal.) It is a problem. But have no fear, I bought some that were not 5 sizes too big for once so hopefully they will stay on. Wow, that information really was not important to anyone’s life but just in case you wanted to know…haha.

Tengo internet en mi casa!!!

So today I innocently turned on the computer to try and be a good kid and do my homework when all of the sudden, out of the blue, the internet comes up! I decided that I must take advantage of this very rare perk of living in an apartment and us it...the homework will have to wait...darn :).

Today we went to the cathedral of sevilla and it was absolultely beautiful. I have never seen anything like it. It is this huge, beautiful, gothic cathedral that has all this intricate gold designs and decorations inside. I definitely felt like a tourist running around and taking pictures of every little thing but it was great. We climbed up to the top (a very long, sloping climb I must say..good thing we've got those CC runner legs to keep us going) and you could see the entire city from there. It was breath taking. I think that every day I spend here I fall in love with the city a little bit more. It also doesn't hurt that it was a gorgeous sunshine filled day.

Well, I should probably go actually do my homework and hopefully this internet miracle will happen again someday. Also, it is 9pm and we are about to eat dinner. Spanish life is so strange...I love it.

PS- I did not mean to put these pictures in here so strangely...I'm just talented like that

Whew...it's been a while

Wow, so this whole blog writing thing is not going nearly as well as I had hoped. Unfortunately, I don't have internet in my house but right now I am at a mcdonalds accross the street stealing their wireless haah. How american is that?? I don't even remember if I wrote anything since italy!! Well, Italy was great. I met a ton of wonderful people and saw the sights of Milan. It's a little too city-like for me but the D'uomo was gorgeous and we went to this little town by the beach that was absolutely amazing. It was one of those cute little towns you see on tv. Then I got to sevilla and fell in love. It is this beautiful, historic city with amazing architecture everywhere and so much to see and do. There is a giant river that people kayak down and people are out all the time. I walk literally everywhere. Some people ride bikes but I haven't signed up for that yet. My senora, they lady I live with, is great. I love her. She reminds me of a mixture of mom and grandma butler. Crazy and quirky and always going some where but she is always looking out for me and making sure I am safe and well cared for. She is really sweet and loves to talk. I'm not gonna lie, I don't really understand her stories when she gets excited about them because she talks too quickly but its great practice. Her family is over a lot and they are great too. Classes are good. I have a Grammar class and my professor is great. He is halarious and I'm pretty sure he loves me because I told him grammar was boring on the first day. :) whoops... Well, that is all for now. Besides getting lost alot and accidentally exploring things while trying to get home (good times) I haven't really had any grand adventures but I will be sure to stop by micky d's when I do to tell you all about them.

ITALIA!!

First off, British Airways are amazing...best flying experience of my life. Personalized movies, good food, comfortable seats and British accents, what more could you want out of life?? Italy is amazing. We went to this little beach town on Saturday and it was beautiful. I kind of wanted to stay forever. Milan is a little too big city for me but it is still nice-lots of pretty sights and amazing people. I will explain more later-the computer is about to die so adios!