She was here from Monday to Thursday, and she stayed in my room with the host family. I tried to show her new things that she didn't see when she came here with her own program, so we went to the park, where she was thrilled about grass, and she saw the river from multiple angles. She also came to class with me because my class is a history/architectural history class about the Legacy of Al Andalus (basically southern Spain) and we spend at least an hour and half everyday looking at things in the city. When Karen was here we saw the remains of the Roman Aquaducts, the remains of the oldest Mosque in Sevilla, the Antiquarium and las setas....Basically all the oldest stuff in the city.
We also went out of tapas with some of my friends in the program, as well as my intercambio partner Pablo and my new Tanya, who is originally from Bulgaria moved here with her husband to find work.
I think Karen enjoyed herself but now that she's gone I keep thinking of things we should have squeezed in. For example she thinks Granada has a lot more charm to it, or magic perhaps, in terms of the age of the city and the preservation of the landscape. If only I had shown her the old JuderÃa neighborhood she would have realized Sevilla can be every bit as old and lovely as Granada.
Tomorrow I'm going to Granada for an overnight trip with the program. Everything's included and the hotel has a pool so I think it's going to be a very relaxing time. I won't be able to meet up with Karen however. Her plan now that she's done with the school year is to go to Madrid for the weekend and then to Morocco where she'll be working with a non-profit organization teaching English to students from the slums (Isn't that awesome?). She'll be there for about a month, at which point we'll both be done, and may end up with a little time to travel together or meet up one last time before returning to the states.
That's the bare minimum of what's going on but I'm alive and well!
Love to all,
Laura
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