This morning was full of a few funny mishaps. I started my day off with a run to try to discover a little more of Sevilla. I ran through the Plaza de Espana and Parque de Maria Luisa. Everything was so beautiful; I struggled to run through the park because I kept stopping to take pictures! I decided to try out a new route home, which of course led to me getting lost. This time I even had to stop people on the street and ask them which way I needed to go to get to the street I live near. The few people I asked were very nice but they looked at me like I was crazy and said "Es muy muy lejos!" (It's very very far!) Somehow, I came across the university and was able to find my way back from there!
Once arriving back at the apartment, I put my key in the door but it would not open! I made sure I was at the right place, which I was, and kept fidgeting with the key but it would not work! I then realized there were doorbells outside the apartment, I remembered which floor I lived on but I couldn't remember if I lived in A or B. I took a guess and went with A... wrong. So then I tried B and Virginia rang me up. She said that the door must be broken, hopefully that gets fixed soon!
I took a quick shower before class, but after getting out of the shower I realized there was no towel in the bathroom. Virginia did the laundry yesterday and must have forgotten to replace my towel. So, I took the small hand towel and attempted to cover myself as much as possible to get back to my bedroom. I thought the coast was clear but once I opened the bathroom door, Virginia came over to ask me something and then started laughing because she realized that she forgot to give me a towel. She quickly ran and grabbed me one and we both chuckled.
Class today was fine, my teacher Ana is pretty funny. She is from Sevilla and speaks Spanish and German, not too much English. She is always asking us about how things work in America. We talked about Sales Tax today and I learned that they include sales tax on everything in Spain. Also, if you're visiting Sevilla, at some stores you can get your sales tax refunded, but this process sounded like a lot of work! Ana was so confused when we explained to her that they add sales tax at the cash register in America, but in some states there is no sales tax. She also thought it was weird that even though she would only visit the states, she still had to pay the tax! We told her to go to the Mall of America for a sales tax free experience!
We also learned about the Spanish Economic Crisis and I packed a PB&J for lunch which was fabulous. I honestly don't know what I would do without the jar of peanut butter that I packed.
After class, I explored more of the city with some friends. We found this restaurant and ordered a margarita pizza which although looked just like a regular cheese pizza, it was surprisingly, really good! We also stopped in a grocery store where I found what seems to be the European version of a Wonderball. It was fabulous and made me all nostalgic!
For dinner Virginia made me some noodle soup with croutons (delicious), mixed veggies (so-so), and chicken. She also bought tons of fresh fruit which makes me so happy :)
Sending Smiles From Sevilla,
Rebecca
Dinner from Virginia!
European Wonderball!
A view from an exploration-- across the river!
A few pictures from my run in the park!
This one reminded me of secret garden!
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