The Packers are SUPERBOWL bound!!! Luckily there are some American bars here that play the football games, so I watched us beat the Bears yesterday with about 50 other kids from our program (they opened up a bigger back room). It was a fun atmosphere, but I can't believe I'm not gonna be in Wisconsin to watch the Superbowl....everyone needs to have have a fun Superbowl party with lots of delicious appetizers!
Other news is that I found an awesome running path! I live close to the Guadalquivar River in Sevilla. It is very large and extends throughout all of Andalusia. Now I can sightsee while working out, haha. The bridges crossing the river are very impressive and it is fun to see the local Sevillanos in the parks alongside the path. There were also some people fishing with huuuuge poles...I was scared to see the size of fish that they would pull out with them.
On Sunday I attended mass at one of the churches near my homestay, Parroquía de San Lorenzo. All of the churches here are beautiful inside with lots of detailed interiors, tiling, and praying areas. However, I hardly understood any of the sermon....probably because the vocabulary used were not terms that I am familiar with. I did get the basic gist of the mass though and thought it was a great experience.
As for today, this afternoon I will hit the books once again. It was nice to have a week here without classes in order to get adjusted to a new city and lifestyle. For the next 3 weeks I will have an intensive grammar session and in February I begin my regular classes: 2 literature classes, history of Flamenco, and Spanish for health professions.
Hasta luego,
Elizabeth
it's always a highlight when i find an awesome running route. yours sounds beautiful! you'll have to document it with your camera some day.
ReplyDeletei'm in florida right now visiting family, but am heading back to wisconsin for a week before i start work again on february 8th.
good luck with your classes!