A Memory of Saudade Early June, the streets of Seville are vacant in the choking heat. Sitting outside a bar, I watch the waiter stack chairs and tables. A sign, reading cheap montaditos, stands curbside like a tired pedestrian, Advertising little reprieve for the dreams we always mistreat. During siesta, summer sneaks in … Continue reading A Memory of Saudade
Sevilla
Finals, Toledo, and San Lorenzo
Finals, Toledo, and San Lorenzo Friday, June 24, 2011 9:46 AM After our finals were over on Monday (June 20), I felt freer than I ever had after taking a final in the states. We toured Seville for the rest of the afternoon, Rachel, Erin and I stopping by El Corte Inglés before returning to … Continue reading Finals, Toledo, and San Lorenzo
Blog Entry #6
Hell week. Students usually use this term to refer to a difficult period in which: (a) they must take more than one test, (b) these tests are accompanied by a heavy work load in other classes (i.e., projects, papers), and (c) they feel a significant amount of stress due to these expectations, exhaustion due to … Continue reading Blog Entry #6
Blog Entry #4
Blog Entry #4 Tuesday, June 07, 2011 7:20 PM I never expected to have trouble with classes, but unfortunately the most discouraging thing about my trip to Sevilla so far has been my grades. I thought that I would be fine, having just taken Spanish 3303 this past semester, but unfortunately conversation, rather than grammar, … Continue reading Blog Entry #4
Blog Entry #3
Blog Entry #3 Tuesday, May 31, 2011 5:09 PM What a weekend! It's a bummer that I had to wait until now to write about it, but with everything that went on, I barely even had time to sleep. I was nervous Thursday, although the afternoon was pretty uneventful. I went to the Plaza Carmen … Continue reading Blog Entry #3
Her name is Rachel
Sevilla, Week 2
Blog Entry #2 Thursday, May 26, 2011 6:30 pm One of the most amusing aspects of life here in Seville is the walking and talking Castilian. I read in The Root and the Flower that almost all Spaniards are fantastic at conversing and extremely engaged in their discussions. Walking from my host mom´s house, which … Continue reading Sevilla, Week 2
Sevilla, Week 1
Blog Entry #1 Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:29 AM Barely four days have passed since I arrived in Seville, Spain, and already I feel like I have adopted a new life. I arrived in Spain late Monday afternoon, when our plane crossed the Bay of Biscay and the waters turned into land. Although I didn't … Continue reading Sevilla, Week 1
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