La Segunda Semana: Cádiz 🇪🇸

First week of classes: done! And the best part is that this week is the longest week of the semester, and it's over with. So far, my classes aren't too bad. I'm taking Spanish Culture and Civilization (Advanced Spanish), Second Language Acquisition (Education), Al-Andalus: Muslims, Jews, and Christians (History), and Contemporary Spanish History. My 10am Spanish class is the only class I have in the morning and everyday, and it's only for an hour. Education is for two hours on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, and my two two-hour history classes are back-to-back with the same professor in the same classroom on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which is a little rough. And I'm done with classes at 6pm everyday, which just annoying. But at least I don't have classes on Fridays besides this week, and I should be an expert on Spain by the end of the semester.

ISA Study Center

On Tuesday, I got to go to the Real Alcázar de Sevilla. From the outside walls, you would never have known it would be so beautiful on the inside of the Alcázar and in the gardens. But I love the fact that I can go on mini adventures like this during my breaks in between classes.

El Real Alcázar de Sevilla

Los Jardines del Alcázar

The rest of the week was pretty mundane: 30 minute walk to class, back home for a siesta and lunch, another walk to/from class, some more walking, shopping, and sleeping here and there. And I'm still loving it all.

Saturday night we went to the Cádiz Carnaval, a huge party with thousands of people in the streets an hour and a half bus ride south of Sevilla. We needed costumes for the carnival, so Maddie and I bought masks and painted shirts with the help of our hermanito, David, which was a lot of fun. The carnival itself was absolutely insane. We were there from 9pm to 4am, so we all just hung out and talked to locals. Unfortunately because there were so many people, pick-pocketing was easy to get away with. At least three people I knew had their phones stolen, which made the whole night pretty stressful. But we all made it back to the bus in time and passed out on the bus after all the craziness.

Arte con David

Listos para Carnaval!

Sunday was a relaxing day for the most part. I slept in and did homework at home all day. Since it was also Super Bowl Sunday, we found an Irish pub that would be playing the game on big screens. But thanks to the time difference, the game didn't start until 12:30am. We didn't get commercials either, which was a bummer because those are way more interesting than the game itself. We didn't get back until almost 4am, but that's a normal time for Spaniards, so I guess we're fitting right in this weekend! Go Broncos!

Also, we already filled up the rest of February with other plans: Morocco (12/2-14/2), Málaga (19/2), and Munich (26/2-29/2). I'm looking forward to writing about those adventures too!

Hasta la próxima semana!
~Erynn