Week one down

Apologies for not haven written in a while, but its been a busy week! My first week of school went great but that walk sure can take it's toll! Walking one way to school is 1.5 miles and every day I walk to school, home for lunch, back to school around 6pm for my last class and then back home again. So all in all I average about 6 miles a day of walking and thats if I don't side track to a cafe or go out at night with my friends. But I'm not complaining since it's custom to have lots of bread at every meal, a good walk everyday will very beneficial to my waistline!

The school doesn't hold classes on fridays so every weekend I have a three day weekend. On friday ISA held guided tours of what is called Alcazar, a royal palace so to speak, which was absolutely beautiful! It is more of a garden than anything else because there aren't many buildings but the landscape is breathtaking. It's placed right in the heart of Sevilla and you would never know it's there because it is surrounded by high walls. We spent about three hours there and that definitely wasn't enough, I can't wait to go back and spend some time exploring around it. Afterwards a few friends and I soaked up the beautiful 60 degree weather and ate our lunches. 

             Alcazar



















                                  

Saturday was another great sunny day and a group of us decided to go explore the Plaza de Espana. It has to be one of my absolute favorite spots in all of Sevilla! It is an old Plaza that is very intricately designed with multitudes of beautiful old tile and amazing stone work. It is open for the public so a lot of people go there and relax in the sun, go for a horse drawn carriage ride, take a boat ride around the plaza or enjoy the unbelievable park directly across the street. If you ever get the chance to go to Sevilla, this is definite must! 

Plaza de Espana

And now it's sunday and it couldn't be more of a change from the past few days! It has been pouring rain all day and even a visit to the cafe for a warm coffee couldn't warm me up! Hopefully the weather will improve before my mile walk to school in the morning! Wish me luck! 





Till next time!