Two days of classes are in the books. I am not sure I have ever felt this stupid in my life. I am in the second dumbest level and nobody else in my class has ever had Spanish. Of course they all know 3 languages which helps them move at the rapid rate our teachers seem to be moving. Right now it is just getting my mind back to student mode which it hasn't had to do in years. I'm starting to question whether six weeks will be enough time, but I expect myself to pick up the pace by the end of the week.
Outside of class I love Sevilla. Last night we were going out for someone's birthday and around 11:00 there were still families in the plazas watching their kids play with their neighbors. This community seems to be very connected to each other. I'm not sure it is a place I could live for a couple years, but it grows on me everyday.
I have yet to make friends in my classes, but I made a friend my first night in the hostel which has provided me the ability to do things at night. When I checked in the first day I met Lily. She is here from Seattle and will be teaching English in Cadiz. Lily is the opposite of me in that she can strike up a conversation with anyone and get groups together. Last night I met some of her other friends and we went over to Triana (across the river from Sevilla) to celebrate. The crowd consisted of Tito (Chicago), Caro (Germany), Jenny (no idea), Joe (Australia), Weng (Australia), Lily and me. I had my first sangria last night. It was homemade and very good. It could be a troubling drink in the future as the fruits hide the amount of alcohol it contains.
I am living with Encarna and her daughter about 20 minutes walking from the school. Encarna has breakfast ready when I wake up and dinner on the table when I walk in from class. She is very sweet and patient with em as I try to get out questions in Spanish. She loves TV. When I am eating dinner she is watching some kind of Spanish game show. Last night it was Pasapalabra (Password) and it must have been good because Encarna was loving it.
That's my life so far. It feels like I am finally falling into a daily routine. When I get the opportunity I will put up more pics of this city.
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