So, the last few days have been…interesting. On Monday, we
were told that we just had to go in at 9 in the morning for our placement
tests. However, that was definitely not the case. After said test, we ended up
having class until 2 pm. So, basically, right now we have class from 9-210
every single day for 9 days, which totals up to 45 hours (or 3 credits). It is
SUPER boring! Basically, our “Intensive Spanish Language” is just a review of
stuff we learned way back in the first month of seventh grade Intro to Spanish.
Luckily, we only have to keep doing this class until next week on Thursday,
then we will be done and ready to get on to our classes at the University of
Sevilla.
While that part kinda sucked, we have been doing some very awesome
things too! On Tuesday (yesterday), we took a tour of the Cathedral. What an
amazing sight! It is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, and the third largest
Catholic Cathedral after the Vatican and Saint Paul. Just walking through the
gardens are amazing, with all the intricate artwork carved into the stones and
the sculptures. But then you walk inside, and its over 100 feet tall, and
basically amazing! My favorite part was one of two things: first, we got to see
the tomb of Christopher Columbus. (see pic below) His tomb is being held up by
four kings, and its basically an awesome sight to see, thinking about his
importance. There is a rumor, however, that all/part of his body is still in
the Dominican Republic, but his son is also buried in the Cathedral, and after
DNA test they determined that the bones in the tomb are his. The other really
cool part was the tower. No building in Sevilla is allowed to be higher than
the tower, so when you walk up to the top of it (which is quite a feat) you get
to look down on a spectacular view.
Yesterday was also particularly awesome because Emily and I
finally figured out how to use the train system. So, now, instead of walking
all across town to get to class in the morning, we can just hope on the train
(yay for lazy Americans!). Today, however, we couldn’t use it on the way home
from shopping because it was shut down. Why? Because there was a protest in the
middle of town! This is the second one that we have seen since we’ve got here,
and its only Wednesday! What made me the maddest is that after we got closer to
home, the train started moving again, but we decided that it was no longer
worth the 66 cents to get on it…
As I just alluded at, Emily and I went shopping this evening
after siesta. The shops here are so cool. Some are a bit expensive, but its
nice to have small shops that specialize in one or two things instead of big
department stores (which they do have on the other side of town, but we didn’t
want to go over there). Anyways, after 3 hours of shopping, we walked home, and
realized that all we had bought on that trip was 7 fans (4 for me, and 3 for
Emily). They are “presents” for when we get back home, but I’m pretty sure that
I am just going to want to keep them all! Basically, we’re definitely going to
have to go shopping more when it comes time to head home…
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