Mi Fin de Semana

Hola a todos!

Had a really nice week/weekend. On Wednesday I went to a Spanish Table at school, which is basically just an event in the cafeteria where you meet Spaniards and speak Spanish. We also have English Tables, but you speak English so that Spaniards can practice their English. It's a lot of fun! I met a lot of cool Spaniards, some of whom I went out with later in the weekend. On Wednesday night I went out with my roommate until 4A (despite having to wake up for class at 8A) and it was a lot of fun! The club was playing like... 90's American music. Like... Ja Rule. Destiny's Child. It was AWESOME. I also went out Thursday night. And then Friday night. And Saturday night. Friday night, I stayed out until 7A, which might just sound irresponsible, but it's a very Spanish thing to do, so I'm glad I had the experience. And I was with Spaniards, so I really felt Spanish, haha!

Me with some Spanish chicas

On Thursday I went to a play called El Bobo del Colegio by Lope de Vega. It was really funny, and it was nice to see a theatre and play in Spain. It really wasn't much different than American theatre, except the language of course. They actually had American music too! The play didn't have a live band or anything, so for a few scenes in the play they played music. I really liked one song in particular: Coldplay's Hurts like Heaven.

I discovered an INCREDIBLE tapas place near my piso last week, and my roommate and I have been eating there a lot (since we eat out for every meal anyway). The tapas are very innovative compared to the traditional ones you see in Spain, and I'm in love. Here are some pics of the ones we've tried so far. All have been AMAZING.

Left: Artichoke hearts with Iberian ham, drizzled in olive oil
Top: "Mussel delights"
Bottom: These balls filled with crab meat and cheese. SO GOOD.

Chicken wrapper in bacon with honey mustard sauce (tastes different than American honey mustard)

Duck stuffed with goose pate.

Vegetable lasagna

Middle Left: meatloaf with applesauce
Middle Right: shrimp wrapped in bacon

Crepe stuffed with mushrooms, Iberian ham, cheese

Codfish with black olive and red pepper dip.

Me, Amanda, Marcela at tapas

Saturday night, I went to the top of Las Setas with some friends to watch the sunset. The Setas are these big structures that kind of look like mushrooms (setas = mushrooms) in the middle of the center of the city. 

The Setas

View of Sevilla at sunset. La Giralda/Catedral are on the left.

Me, Sevilla, Setas

What the setas look like from the top side.

On Sunday I went on a multi-person bike ride through the park with Marcela and Kaley.

Today marks 18 days left in Sevilla, 24 until home. Jeez! Time is flying!