Today was a little rough. I had to wake up early and didn't feel very good. I tried to make it to my classes, I got the University (I was very proud of myself, I get some cred for that right?) but just felt like I wouldn't be able to make it through my classes this morning, so I hopped back on the metro (super rough ride) and came home. When I woke up at like 12pm I felt a little better. I talked to mom, which was wonderful, but then it made me really homesick. And because of the time difference, it being like 7am for you in the States, no one else was online to curb my craving for American-ness. So I shared a pot of coffee with my compi (roomie equivalent) had a quick snack then went back to bed, this time with a non-physical illness. I got up around 4, which is what time my afternoon classes started, so obviously missed those today too.
I'm one of those people who is really anal about how I spend my time and what I have allotted to do when etc etc. This also goes for social commitments, classes, club functions etc etc. Now, a lot of you know, that I am usually a good 5-10 minutes late to most things (shout out to you Emmicita). But, if I am supposed to be somewhere, I'm there, even if I'm a few minutes late. Needless to say, the fact that I missed 4 classes today on top of not feeling well and being homesick, my day kind of sucked.
All this is background info so you know my excitement during a 20 minute rendezvous in a store in Centro (center of Sevilla, hoppin place lemme tell ya). So, there is this store called FNAC. I have absolutely no idea what the acronym stands for but it is essentially our Best Buy. I have seen it a couple of times and this afternoon I had to go to the We Love Spain (BANGING weekend trips to Portugal, Morocco, the beach etc etc) offices to pick up my membership card and pay for my Sunday beach trip to Cadiz (Holla!). Anyway, I thought I would pop in and see if I could buy some more converters. That part of the FNAC adventure was unsuccessful. However, I roamed into the DVD/TV Series section of the store and my soul smiled... if your soul has never smiled, you have never lived. Mind you that last part is probably a huge exaggeration, but you still get my drift.
Frasier, Weeds, Gilmore Girls, Friends, Sex and the City, 24, A Walk in the Clouds, Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, Forest Gump, Winnie the Pooh, Gossip Girl, Ever After and a whole lot more... all in SPANISH. Ahhh! It made me so happy. I wanted to buy them all. No no, don't worry, I didn't, but I wanted to. It was so nice to see things so familiar, even if they were in another language. I was especially excited to see A Walk in the Clouds, its one of mom and I's favoritest movies. Yes, my soul did smile, it was such a lovely feeling. It was a nice little pick me up.
But yeah, there's my little story for today. Hope you guys in America had a good day.
Besos de Sevilla!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
WHERE THEM GIRLS AT?!
First of all, let me apologize for not posting sooner, it has been just a little crazy around here with classes starting and getting adjusted to everything.
Really quick, a few things about school. All the people in my classes are Americans/English speakers, bit annoying, cause I wanna meet Spanish students, but, its ok, I like Americans. I was taking a class in English, but I figured since I'll be in class with English speakers, why not take all my classes in Spanish? So, Mondays and Wednesdays I have class from 9-12 and from 4-7 and then Tuesdays and Thursdays I have one class from 5:30-7. I'm taking Spanish Reading and Composition, Spanish Culture and Civilization, Medieval Spain: Christians, Jews and Muslims, International Finance and History of Flamenco.
Besides school stuff I have been exploring the night life in Sevilla. You wanna talk about culture shock? Sheww... Us Americans stick out SO BAD. Go figure. I expected that. But its kind of annoying how we have created such a bad image of Americans. All the guys just think American girls are easy and that if you talk to them, you obviously want to go home with them. I'm learning how to put my foot down, I'm way to nice. Carmen, my room mate, taught me a great phrase in Spanish, all I have to say is, "the hard men path who der" (this is the English pronunciation of the Spanish phrase). Its basically a very rude way to say, "go away!" The music at the clubs is amazing! Its hard not to dance but they dance very differently here. None of that booty bumpin and grindin crap. No no, its a nice little shuffle motion. Its just going to take some getting used to.
Also, as far as going out, you don't hit the streets until like 3am, unless you are doing botellon. But you must have a Spaniard with you if you want to do botellon. It can be a little hard to read the crowds and find a good, safe spot. I did botellon with my room mate and her friends Friday night, and it was a lot of fun. Basically, the first rule of botellon, get where you need to go, ASAP. But after you are in your spot, its amazing. These Spanish truly know the meaning of the term, "pre-game."
I'm getting more comfortable with the city, I feel like I actually know where I am going. One day this week I went to three different parts of the city, all by myself by walking and taking the bus, I felt very accomplished. Its starting to feel good, in a few weeks, I will be in a rhythm.
Asi es la vida en Sevilla!
Besos
Really quick, a few things about school. All the people in my classes are Americans/English speakers, bit annoying, cause I wanna meet Spanish students, but, its ok, I like Americans. I was taking a class in English, but I figured since I'll be in class with English speakers, why not take all my classes in Spanish? So, Mondays and Wednesdays I have class from 9-12 and from 4-7 and then Tuesdays and Thursdays I have one class from 5:30-7. I'm taking Spanish Reading and Composition, Spanish Culture and Civilization, Medieval Spain: Christians, Jews and Muslims, International Finance and History of Flamenco.
Besides school stuff I have been exploring the night life in Sevilla. You wanna talk about culture shock? Sheww... Us Americans stick out SO BAD. Go figure. I expected that. But its kind of annoying how we have created such a bad image of Americans. All the guys just think American girls are easy and that if you talk to them, you obviously want to go home with them. I'm learning how to put my foot down, I'm way to nice. Carmen, my room mate, taught me a great phrase in Spanish, all I have to say is, "the hard men path who der" (this is the English pronunciation of the Spanish phrase). Its basically a very rude way to say, "go away!" The music at the clubs is amazing! Its hard not to dance but they dance very differently here. None of that booty bumpin and grindin crap. No no, its a nice little shuffle motion. Its just going to take some getting used to.
Also, as far as going out, you don't hit the streets until like 3am, unless you are doing botellon. But you must have a Spaniard with you if you want to do botellon. It can be a little hard to read the crowds and find a good, safe spot. I did botellon with my room mate and her friends Friday night, and it was a lot of fun. Basically, the first rule of botellon, get where you need to go, ASAP. But after you are in your spot, its amazing. These Spanish truly know the meaning of the term, "pre-game."
I'm getting more comfortable with the city, I feel like I actually know where I am going. One day this week I went to three different parts of the city, all by myself by walking and taking the bus, I felt very accomplished. Its starting to feel good, in a few weeks, I will be in a rhythm.
Asi es la vida en Sevilla!
Besos
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