A long day in Sevilla

We'll start this post with my favorite picture from Sevilla so far. Isn't it gorgeous?!

This is more of a venting post than anything. It's been a rough day. This week is so full of ups and downs it's hard to decide how much I like it here. After a long skype with Javier I feel better, but still, it's not easy moving to another country!

I went to bed early last night and woke up around 1.30 in the afternoon. Excellent.

Motivated myself for a run. Between all of the Spaniards smoking on the street and not having run in two months, I felt like I was breathing with two snack size zip-lock bags.

Returned from my run. Had lunch. Lots of fried food here...

Went immediately from lunch to my matriculation/class registration. Traveled 40 mintutes through downtown Sevilla dressed as American as you can-white tennis shoes, my running pants & shirt, a fleece, then a Northface and a pink backpack. To say I stuck out like a sore thumb was an understatement. People hear dress beautifully...all-the-time. I cannot compete with you, beautiful Spanish women!

Registration sucked. I needed four classes to graduate on time. I got two. Excellent.

Phone ran out of minutes in less than a week.

Met a friend for coffee. That was very nice. She's been living in Sevilla since September. Also made me realize that unless you like to be a total borracha and spend your weekends in los barres and discotecas, there's not much to do for socialization. People don't stay in and watch movies with friends here-it's not allowed. You either go out until the sun comes up or you stay in. That kind of 'wasted' lifestyle isn't for me. We're both old souls.

Tonight I'm going to Calle Betis, a calle with lots of bars to meet some friends. It's a friend's birthday, so I'll be buying her a chupito (shot-these are the kind of words we Americans are concerned with, sigh) but not following the group of twenty English-speaking Americans to the discoteca. I'm hoping to meet a different friend's Spanish friends. I am excited for this part!

But some highlights!! Had my first Spanish tortilla today-not bad, not bad at all. It's basically a potato and egg concoction that I ate with ketchup. Imagine a really thick frittata.

Also, new obsession. Tried Yogurtlandia last night.

Frozen yogurt + Nutella + 2euro. Anything + Nutella is fantastic, but this. I mean come on, 2 euro? New favorite thing.