Week 1: Let the games begin

It´s been a while since my last post. This past sunday, I met my host family and moved in with them. It has been very interesting. I live across the river that runs through the city. Each day it takes me about 30-35 minutes to walk to class, but I don´t mind it as much as you would think. I walk past some of the most spectacular sites on the way. I walk past El Torre de Oro, La Catedral (the largest gothic cathedral in the world), and then a bit through the center of town and the town hall. Pictures will come soon that show you what I get to see on the way.

Class started on monday too. Not what I expected. This class is HARD and a lot of work. It is a politics and economics class on the european union. Most of the students in my class of 6 all are IR or polisci majors so they already know a decent bit about this stuff. Hate to admit it, but this is one thing that Neeley school doesn´t do... but I really like the class. 10-1:30 is when it runs every morning, but we get a break during the beginning when we walk 20 seconds to this little bar where we get café con leche for just 1 euro. Really cool shop that is owned by to brothers that are like 65. They both work/live together and they are hilarious. They are always fighting because one likes the Sevilla soccer team and the other the Betis soccer team (both in Seville) that have a HUGE rivalry. Good times

Yesterday was a blast. I was part of an interchange program where I went to a small very very very very rich private school for guys, the equivalent of a college in the states. I had to talk in front of 60 20 year old guys about where I´m from and what I do and yada yada all in spanish and then do a Q&A afterwards. It was pretty funny, especially the things that they ask

I ahve to go because my señora left me a bocadillo (little sandwhich) back home and I need to get there, eat it and get to la catedral for a tour with the program at 3.

¡Que tengan buen día!