Time to learn some Spanish! First off, "la cena," or supper! And "la pelicula," which is a movie! That was tonight's combination of fun. Before that, I went on a walking tour of downtown Sevilla with my advisor, Macarena. It was georgeous. It's amazing how compactly perfect a city of over 1 million residents is when
you walk down the narrow streets and pathways. We walked from "mi casa" (house) to "el centro de Sevilla" (the center of Seville). We went to a restaurant on a beautiful walkway covered in awnings stretching from building to building with hundreds of stores to shop in down below. (p.s. There are Starbucks on almost every corner, it seems, as well...) Then we walked to "la Universidad de Sevilla" (my school!) and then back home. The weather was amazing. Seeing the people all out and about just living it up was amazing. The scenery was beyond amazing! I only took one picture because I was w
ay too preoccupied translating Macarena's Spanish as she told me about everything. I can't wait to just get lost in the city myself and emerge as someone who has become a part of this modern yet classic culture. We walked past a present day bank that before was "el carcel" (prison) in which Miguel de Cervantes wrote his timeless novel, "Don Quixote." !Que historia! For "la cena," Pepi cooked me some "pollo" (chicken) "con verduras" (with vegetables) and then I had "una ensalada" (salad) with market-fresh "los tomates" (tomatos) and "queso" (cheese) topped with "el aceite" (oil) and "el vinagre" (vinegar) and then later some "mel
on" (melon!) on the side. As Ferris Bueller would say, "It was SO choice!" Afterward, we watched "Ases Calientes" (Smokin' Aces) and "Stardust," both American movies, but in Spanish. I needed subtitles, because damn do those Spaniards talk fast! I'll get there though. For now it's off to "la cama" (bed). !Que tengas una buena noche amigos! -RDB-
you walk down the narrow streets and pathways. We walked from "mi casa" (house) to "el centro de Sevilla" (the center of Seville). We went to a restaurant on a beautiful walkway covered in awnings stretching from building to building with hundreds of stores to shop in down below. (p.s. There are Starbucks on almost every corner, it seems, as well...) Then we walked to "la Universidad de Sevilla" (my school!) and then back home. The weather was amazing. Seeing the people all out and about just living it up was amazing. The scenery was beyond amazing! I only took one picture because I was w
ay too preoccupied translating Macarena's Spanish as she told me about everything. I can't wait to just get lost in the city myself and emerge as someone who has become a part of this modern yet classic culture. We walked past a present day bank that before was "el carcel" (prison) in which Miguel de Cervantes wrote his timeless novel, "Don Quixote." !Que historia! For "la cena," Pepi cooked me some "pollo" (chicken) "con verduras" (with vegetables) and then I had "una ensalada" (salad) with market-fresh "los tomates" (tomatos) and "queso" (cheese) topped with "el aceite" (oil) and "el vinagre" (vinegar) and then later some "melon" (melon!) on the side. As Ferris Bueller would say, "It was SO choice!" Afterward, we watched "Ases Calientes" (Smokin' Aces) and "Stardust," both American movies, but in Spanish. I needed subtitles, because damn do those Spaniards talk fast! I'll get there though. For now it's off to "la cama" (bed). !Que tengas una buena noche amigos! -RDB-
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