The first week!

Hello all!


As I don't have internet in my house and I don't haul my computer on the walk to the school every day, it's not very often that I have time to write on this blog as you may have noticed.  :) They have computers at the school, but I'm rarely there long enough to post something.


I want to get up a few photos for you and say a few comments as well.  It's been a week already since I arrived!  (actually a week and one day).  It feels like I've been here much longer though -- not in a bad way, just feels that way :)  I don't think I experienced any jet leg (Yeah!!) though I think it helped because I arrived in the morning here and I didn't sleep all day until it was time to go to bed - by that time I was exhausted and slept through the night and I've been on Spain time ever since.  I've also been amazed how easy it's been to adjust to the different times of eating.  I usually have breakfast around 9:00-10:00 (sometimes earlier or sometimes later depending on my schedule for that day) which consists of toast, a piece of fruit and usually warm milk (with or without chocolate).  Lunch is usually around 2pm and then supper is usually at 10pm.  I have noticed that I never snack here except for the occasional scoop of ice cream :)  They have many heladerias (ice cream shops here) with many different, amazing flavors to try!!

I'm in Spain!! This is at one of the parks that Lindsey and I stopped at on the first day we went exploring.

We found a place I like to call "Teresa's corner" because this cafe was right next to "Teresa street" too!

Oh the beauty here!

This is the ice cream I was talking about!  YUM!

This is at my school - it's a nice small/open facility that is in the center of Sevilla.  The professors all seem VERY nice and there are also a lot of small trips in Sevilla I can go on through the school.

This is my bed in my homestay.  It's actually pretty cold in the homes right now because they don't have central heat (or air when it's hot) but we have little heaters that we use and you stay bundled up when you are in the house.

This is my favorite part of my house - an outside patio on the second floor where we can sit and read or study while soaking up the sun and enjoying the outdoors.

This is the street I live on and the view from the patio.

My door to my house!  I looked at this door before I left home in Minnesota using Google maps :)

The cathedral!  I went a tour through my school -- SO beautiful.  We climbed to the top of this tour and the next few pictures are from that climb.

My family in Sevilla!  My host mother Rosario and my roommate Grace -- they are both SOOO wonderful!! We are very happy together.  We usually eat lunch and supper together while also going on other various outing.  This is us on the way back from mass today.

Lindsey and I on our first night out for Tapas!  Tapas are like appetizers but much smaller -- they are little bits of entrées and are very popular especially during the evening.

Well, as you can see there has been a lot to do -- I'm excited for this next week because this first week was a lot of settling in...buying different things I needed and getting started up with class.  I'm hoping to get to do a few more fun things in the city this coming week.  Though this past week I have squeezed in a couple fun things too -- just walking around and looking at all the new things is fun.  Though I hope soon I'll know the city better because right now my knowledge is pretty limited.


I can tell my Spanish is improving (my ability to understand others and speaking) but of course I want to know more and understand more -- that's when I have to remember that I've only been here for 8 days and that it will take time.  I cannot wait for the day when I don't have to completely concentrate every time a Spaniard is talking because it does get tiring :)


I hope this gives you a little glimpse into my week!  It's been full of classes, eating, homework, walking, walking, walking, visiting the Cathedral, ice cream, a little dancing, a little shopping, and a lot of Spanish! :)