One of the places that we found today was a little hole-in-the-wall-restaurant that we were lured into by the fantastic nostalgic smells of home: Pizza. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted with “Hey guys. What’s goin’ on?” by James, a born and raised New Yorker. This was our first run in, other than other students, with a real American. We were attracted by the smell of his food, but can tell that we will be frequenting James’ shop, “Slice of New York City” thanks to his friendly demeanor, helpful advice coming from someone once in a similar situation, and sinfully delicious (except that calories don’t count while you’re abroad, so it’s actually just regular delicious) pizza and garlic knots.
Those Spaniards do love their fútbol. The other day, we watched the Madrid v Barcelona Soccer game at what would be an American version of sports bar. There were at least 10 TVs in a huge bar, all streaming the exciting action of a match between two of the best soccer teams in Europe (so I’m told; Go Sports!). It was exactly the atmosphere that I would have expected from a European soccer watch party, except no one screamed goal for 50 seconds straight like I was hoping. But other than that minor let down, it was so high energy and amazing. The crowd was split pretty evenly between Madrid and Barca fans, so no matter what happened, there were shouts of encouragement/bragging or screams of curse words and criticisms. Even for someone who doesn’t know how many quarterbacks there on the field at one time, I had a great time watching the game with some great people.
Today we took our exámen de nivel (placement test) for our placement for which classes we will be taking during the semester. It was just a short essay, but sometimes that is more complicated. I think it went alright, but keep your fingers crossed because I need to place Advanced in order to get the classes I need. Muchas gracias!
I am slowly adjusting to the more relaxed lifestyle of Sevilla. Siestas in the afternoon, wandering the streets for no reason other than to wander, meeting and chatting with strangers: I love it all. This city might be just what I needed.
Stay tuned for the continuing adventures of a broad abroad! Love from Spain xoxo
Kelsey,
ReplyDeleteYour description of Seville is enticing and all the wonderful stories of your excursions keep me coming back for more. It sounds like you and Trevor and your new friends are having a wonderful time. Glad to hear you have found good Pizza, you know it is one of the major food groups...Love the posts and take a picture of Trevor's hair, the trip to the "Barber of Seville" was hilarious!!!
Thank you! Yes, we are having an amazing time. The more time we spend here, the more we realize how much there is to see and do! There will always be fantastic things to blog about as long as we are here. And I agree with you on the pizza thing! It is so comforting to know we can always go there for something we know and love. Trevor will post a picture of his hair! They did a pretty good job, despite the language barrier.
DeleteYour posts just get better and better! I'm so anxious for my abroad experience to start that I am vicariously living through your blog to distract myself from the doldrums of my extended winter break. And what a pleasant distraction it is!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the idea of getting lost in a foreign city. I'll have to make a point of doing that once I get to the land of the Euro. And the paragraph about you watching soccer in a sports bar made me burst out laughing (which scared my cat right off the couch). Maybe it's because I'm reading this at 6am after an all-nighter, but I think it's mostly because I miss my pal Kelsey, and how I can perfectly hear your voice in my head when you pipe: "Yay Sports!"
I hope that I can come visit you and T-dog at some point. By the way, do you think Trevor would be mad if I called him T-dog? Anyways, I'll keep my fingers crossed that you placed well and get all the classes you want!
Thanks Nolen! I hope they're interesting to read. It is impossible to convey how amazing the things I am seeing and doing are though, but I hope I am getting close.
DeleteHaha your poor cat. Why are you pulling an allnighter? Your not taking any classes right now are you?
You have to come visit! Or we will come visit you. We will work something out. haha he says he is not mad if you call him T-dog. I think he secretly loves it.
I placed Advanced so yay! Now it's just a matter of actually getting into the classes with space being an issue, so don't uncross your fingers. Good luck keeping yourself distracted. You should start Cha-Chaing. You get like 2 cents for every question you answer or something.
I'm just at home bein a bum. I was pulling an all nighter for no reason besides How I Met Your Mother. We'll have to exchange schedules and holidays and stuff in a couple weeks once I'm in Germany; see what we can do.
ReplyDeleteKeep being awesome!