I walked with Laura and Jillayne to our first day of school. In Alabama Mom makes me Mickey Mouse pancakes on the fist day of school, so it felt like I was sort of breaking tradition. Anyways, we three amigas walked 15 minutes through the busy streets of Triana, Seville to our school "Acento" through Trinity College (check out their program "Semester in Spain").
It was fun meeting the other 13 students, we are all very different and mostly from different parts of the US: California, Colorado, Chicago, Michigan, Indianapolis, Alabama! I met Julie Anne Burrandt, my mutual friend from JH Ranch, and she just brings sunshine with her wherever she goes. There are people you love being around because they make you feel so good, well she's one of them. From her stylish wardrobe to her love for the Lord to her contagious laugh, I just adore Julie Anne!
She and Leslie (program coordinator) took us on a tour of Seville, more of the downtown district and this was the day my mind changed about Spain. We saw fountains, and gardens, and medieval palaces, and people everywhere and even more flowers adorning the banks of the Guadalvivir River that divides the city. The beauty and excitement of it all left a lasting impression on me that day.
We met our professors for 5 minutes. My history teacher of the "Three Cultures" class is Jose Maria, a middle aged man who rarely frowns and is eager to help us understand the proud yet war-torn history of his country.
That day we also received our Orange cell phones, but you pay for every second you use! There's a system we use called a toque where nobody has to pay. If I'm meeting someone and I'm already at the place I can give them a call or a toque and then hang up to let them know I'm here. Pretty sneaky!
Class ended at 1pm and we all went back for lunch in our houses or pisos. I
consider myself super fortunate because Señora used to be the owner and cook for
3 local tapas restaurants. Therefore, every meal is so authentic and delicioso! For
breakfast we eat toasted bread with Nutella (almonds and chocolate) with café con
leche. For lunch it is a larger 3 course meal and dinner consists of 2 courses. My
stomach was not used to the amount of food, but it's so much healthier and I need
it to last through the long days of exploring.
That night I spent alone in my room for the last time because my roomie was
not coming until the next morning. The traveling and hard bed made me sore, but
the rest was welcome nonetheless. As I closed my eyes I could hear outside the
window old men bickering like old women, little children always on the verge of some
grand adventure, worried mothers, and teenagers too cool for school. All of them
enjoying the cool of the night and the company of their friends.
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