Leaving Sevilla

     Well, obviously the second semester has FLOWN by, since I haven’t posted since classes began.  I leave Sevilla tonight for 10 days of travel before I fly home.  For at least two weeks I have been so excited to go home.  But now that the time has actually come, I am really sad to leave school, my senora, and the Spanish lifestyle.  Exams are over, my suitcase is packed…all that is left to do in Sevilla is to go out for tapas with our professors and attend the fiesta at el centro norteamericano with the other students before saying goodbye.
     This past month, I have visited the Metropol Parasol, Hospital Caridad, Ronda, Granada, Malaga, El Alhabmra, and the Picasso Museum,  as well as attended a Flamenco show.  I have been infused with so much culture and blown away by spectacular views of urban and ancient cities and arid mountains.  I learned so much in class this semester.  Within 13 days, I learned 4 new verb tenses!  From only studying Spanish for one semester before I arrived, I can hardly believe the improvements I have made.  Class is conducted in Spanish, and I can understand probably 95% of what my professor says.  It is amazing how much you can learn with some instruction and the vast and varied amount of input you receive by being in a foreign country.  My senora and I are able to have more conversations, I can speak about past events and future plans, and paritally follow what’s happening on “Supervivientes” (the Spanish verison of “Survivor”). 
     In the week to come I will travel to Nice, France with a friend and then spend several days traveling on my own to Zaragoza and Madrid again before boarding my flights to the US.  I’m worried about being bored traveling by myself.  Hopefully I will meet some interesting people along the way to pass some of the hours. 

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