A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF MY EXPERIENCES IN SEVILLA

My first picture in Sevilla: The Giralda Tower

We made a group trip to the Cathedral where Colombus is buried and to this tower which is connected to the Cathedral.

My group of Travelers with a great view of the city at night behind us.

(from left: me, Jennifer Jasso, Rachel Ray, and Lauren McVay)

Rachel and Lauren right after we got our passports stamped! So exciting!

Being adventurous right after we arrive in Sevilla, but we were only brave enough to wander a couple of blocks from our hotel.

This is the Texas Tech University Center in Seville. It occupies the top floor of this pinkish building. Very small campus, but it's right in the middle of the city!

I got lucky and got an awesome roommate ,Kati. This is her on our first day of class and in the background is what we get to see every morning on our way to school.

This was our first dinner in our host homes. Kati tried a clam, as did I! That's our mama, Carmen in the background.

I got a little homesick for Starbucks so this is my friend Chelsea who took me out for cafe con leche!

"Downtown" Seville: I just love this picture, and can't believe I get to see things like this every day!

Who on earth would leave this place!

Class field trip to the Guadalquiver River and the Torre del Oro. We had to find our own way to the Torre to meet for class. My group was the last to arrive. We were lost for about 40 minutes!

This is from when we got lost going home. This is in the Maria Luisa Park. There are some ladies that allow you to buy bird feed for only 1 Euro.

My mama, Carmen, making a gran paella for my roommate's birthday!

This is Mercedes, she is the adopted grand daughter of Carmen. She is over everyday for lunch. Pretty sad when a 18 month old can understand Spanish better than me.

Again, this is in the Maria Luisa Park where the birds hang out.

This was taken on Kati's birthday during her fiesta

(from left: me, Jennifer, Shelly, and Kati)

This was taken in Italica. It was a group excursion my school made that was only a 25 minute bus ride from Sevilla. It is a city of ancient Roman Ruins. This specific picture is of the theatre which actually holds a few performances during the summer. Of course this is the only photo I was able to get, because like a fool I forgot my camera in the bus during the tour of the actual city!

It was raining in Seville this day!

Spanish culture: I took this at a bar/cafe. In Sevilla it's a way to tell if it's a good bar. If there are lots of napkins and trash on the floor: go in. If not: it's a terrible bar and nobody goes there. A little backwards if you ask me. I instinctively started picking up a couple of napkins on my first visit thinking I was helping out by cleaning up a little. Apparently what I was doing was making them look like an unpopular bar to visit. haha.