1st days of Spain
hola a todos,
Sorry it has taken me so long to write, but you can now bookmark this page as my blog for the remainder of the semester. I have to keep it brief because in a few minutes I am going to take a bus with some friends and just get lost in the city.
Let me go ahead and tell you about what has happened so far. I met my roommate, Soel, and he is a really cool dude and a spanish speaker. Most of his family was born in Mexico so he knows spanish pretty well, which is really cool because he is helping and will be a huge help in the coming weeks and months. Our mom´s name is Carmen and she is this little 50 year old lady. She has been great and we have only been in the house for one full day. Our first lunch was incredible and we actually ate so much that it kinda made me sick, but I will adjust. She speaks no english and tons and tons of spanish. Last night her and me watched sea creatures on the tele where every 5 minutes she would say ¨que bonita¨or what beauty. She is a going to be such a huge asset.
The first few days have been interesting in that they have been more like an orientation and a tour. The next few weeks will be the real spain where we are immersed and decide how we will adjust to the new culture. One thing that was cool on our tour of Sevilla was this cathedral called La Giralda. It is the second largest gothic cathedral in the world! It was amazing to see and we will actually go on a tour inside it in a month or so. What is interesting about La Giralda is that the city ordinance is that no other building can be higher than the cathedral. What happens is that all the buildings and apartments are 4 or 5 stories close to the cathedral and get taller as you get away. By doing this, when you are in the city you can still see the cathedral because the buildings aren´t that tall. Also, our apartment is on the 5th floor and we have an amazing view of the city.
Bueno, I need to go explore, but I will probably be writing more within a week or two. I want to limit my blogging and emailing time to one hour every week. It seems impossible, but I am going to make the most out this oppurtunity. I hope all is well and you guys should know that I am learning a lot and excited about classes. Hasta pronto!
Sorry it has taken me so long to write, but you can now bookmark this page as my blog for the remainder of the semester. I have to keep it brief because in a few minutes I am going to take a bus with some friends and just get lost in the city.
Let me go ahead and tell you about what has happened so far. I met my roommate, Soel, and he is a really cool dude and a spanish speaker. Most of his family was born in Mexico so he knows spanish pretty well, which is really cool because he is helping and will be a huge help in the coming weeks and months. Our mom´s name is Carmen and she is this little 50 year old lady. She has been great and we have only been in the house for one full day. Our first lunch was incredible and we actually ate so much that it kinda made me sick, but I will adjust. She speaks no english and tons and tons of spanish. Last night her and me watched sea creatures on the tele where every 5 minutes she would say ¨que bonita¨or what beauty. She is a going to be such a huge asset.
The first few days have been interesting in that they have been more like an orientation and a tour. The next few weeks will be the real spain where we are immersed and decide how we will adjust to the new culture. One thing that was cool on our tour of Sevilla was this cathedral called La Giralda. It is the second largest gothic cathedral in the world! It was amazing to see and we will actually go on a tour inside it in a month or so. What is interesting about La Giralda is that the city ordinance is that no other building can be higher than the cathedral. What happens is that all the buildings and apartments are 4 or 5 stories close to the cathedral and get taller as you get away. By doing this, when you are in the city you can still see the cathedral because the buildings aren´t that tall. Also, our apartment is on the 5th floor and we have an amazing view of the city.
Bueno, I need to go explore, but I will probably be writing more within a week or two. I want to limit my blogging and emailing time to one hour every week. It seems impossible, but I am going to make the most out this oppurtunity. I hope all is well and you guys should know that I am learning a lot and excited about classes. Hasta pronto!
posted by The Grant at 3:51 AM
1 Comments:
hey man do you have a new email or is it still grant@fellowshiplubbock.com. considering you don't work there anymore i thought it could've changed. i love you man. alot. bye bye
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