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my roommate is on the phone with her boyfriend talking about all the cute guys here and he’s getting so angry why is she doing this

came all the way to sevilla to sit in a mcdonalds…

jk it’s just because it has wifi. Classes start tomorrow so we’re not going out tonight but we’re here to use the computer and whatnot. This mcdonalds is on the republica argentina which is on the way to our 40 minute walk to school (kill me now). My roommate is here with me talking to her boyfriend about her blisters and I kind of wish I wasn’t part of this conversation lolololol

ANYWAY I DIGRESS

Here is what we did today:

Had breakfast with our señora. Meals have been difficult here because she doesn’t understand that I eat such tiny amounts of meat and since I’m allergic to capers it’s hard for her to cook any sort of fish for me because it’s in all the sauces. So she’s been making me tortillas (spanish omelets) for lunches and dinners which I feel bad about but she’s such a mom she loves cooking for us. But breakfast is usually toast with this chocolate spread and chocolate milk. So much chocolate….

Walked to la calle portugal which is about fifteen minutes across the bridge. It’s our main meeting spot for any of our OLA (optional leisure activities) trips.

Drove an hour and a half to the beach where we rode horses for an hour and a half along the coast! And along the beach were these giant turtles which I loved. It was incredible and my horse was named Spirit.

While the other group rode, mine went to the beach bar and got drinks. (we’re legal here!) I drank tinto del verano which is carbonated wine basically. Sounds kind of gross but it’s a huge summer drink here. So we just drank and hung out and waited for the other group.

When we came back to the horses there was an escaped one so we had to solve that little dilemma…

Then we went to the beach for a few hours which was BEAUTIFUL.

We headed back to Sevilla and stopped at some church that I could not tell you a thing about since I basically slept through it.

Then we walked home and showered and rested before dinner (Carmen made me salad and peas she’s so cute) and my roommate had some sort of ham and cheese thing I wouldn’t have eaten. Carmen told us that tomorrow another girl is coming to stay with us who is from Mexico. She’s 34 and has kids and won’t have much in common with us, but should be interesting. We’re not allowed to speak any English in the house though because Carmen will feel left out.

Then my roommate and I walked to school to time the walk for the start of classes tomorrow and it’s at least 40 minutes, if not more.  Which kind of sucks but it’s great exercise. Also apparently we have to rush home from school because Carmen is making us paella! :) :)

Now I am in McDonalds and we will probably head back soon because it’s almost midnight. no one sleeps here ever. COOL COOL COOL 

HASTA LUEGOOOO

Here’s what I’ve done in the last however many hours it’s been since I last slept.

Drove 2 hours to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the airport for my flight to Madrid.

Flew to Madrid (7 hours).

Got on a bus to the train station (1 hour).

Were FOUR hours early for our train to Seville because there was no line at customs, so we got time to explore Madrid! I bought a water and an apple with some sort of coin that worked. I have no idea about the different significances of different currency yet.

Explored these BEAUTIFUL gardens in Madrid. I will add a photo. ALSO there were sea turtles which are my favorite animal!

Got on a high-speed train to Seville (2 hours). This part was funny because it was about six in the morning in American time and no one could hold themselves together anymore and my whole cabin almost didn’t get off the train. 

Got on ANOTHER bus to our hotel. (we’re staying at home stays but we’re at a hotel for orientation). Check in, got cell phones, etc.

Now we have a little bit of down time before orientation and dinner. I have no sense of time whatsoever right now but this is all really really exciting! 

There’s literally no way to tell how many chameleons are in your house

(Source: unfreshing, via uniformedconformity)

Officially heading to Spain TODAY.

This is unreal.