Mary in Sevilla: Wednesday

Sorry for the lack of posts the last couple of days. Honestly not much is new here. My plan to do something new or cultural every day has failed this week due to unpleasant coldness and threat of rain, along with trying to figure out housing for next semester!

My roommates and I got an email over the weekend saying that we needed to decide by February 4 whether or not we wanted to stay in Ram Village next semester. I messaged them on Facebook, and since then we've been looking up off-campus apartments and houses, trying to figure out the best thing to do. We've found some pretty sweet deals-- many for $200 less a month than we'd pay in Ram Village-- and I think they are going to go look at some of them on Friday and Saturday. It's been a lot of research, though!

I've also had more tarea this week-- ensayo (essay) due on Tuesday and a prueba (quiz) today, with another ensayo due Friday.

I'm finding out that I have a lot more free time in Sevilla than I realized I would. It's basically like being in school, but I'm done with class by 12:30 or 1:45 every day and it's not nearly as much homework as UNC. Also I have someone else who cooks all my food, does all my laundry, cleans my bathroom and cleans my room for me. Sweet life, except when I get bored, and then mad at myself for being bored because I am in Sevilla and I should be making the most of every second!

Today was more exciting though. I went with some friends to Cien Montaditos, the restaurant downtown that offers everything on them menu for only 1 euro on Wednesdays. I think it's quickly becoming a Wednesday tradition. We went early this time, and it was misting, so we were able to find a table inside. We sat and talked for a long time, drinking some lovely tinto veranos which were basically wine mixed with sprite. Then we went to a bar and caught the last half of the Sevilla-Madrid game. Sevilla lost, unfortunately, but it was still an exciting game. Since our apartment is just across from the stadium, Cherise and I could hear the yelling that began 2 hours before the game started, and as we walked downtown to meet our friends we passed huge crowds of people dressed in red heading for the stadium. I was happy to watch it from the bar, since it was raining.

That's really all that's new for now-- I promise more exciting posts in the future!