Sorry this one took a while to get up, but it's my FERIA blog!! Feria de Abril is an April Fair that happens in a lot of cities in Andalucía, but Sevilla (of course) does it best! We had the whole week off, and I was planning on traveling to Amsterdam, but the volcano in Iceland had other plans for me. I spent 13 hours on a bus on the first Friday of break, and was pretty exhausted on Saturday. I just relaxed Saturday and Sunday, but then Monday night Feria of...

Just to keep everyone informed...I am no longer going to Amsterdam. The Iceland volcano has disrupted everyone's travel plans so my friends and I are trying to plan a beach trip instead. There are a whole lot of angry/frustrated people in Europe right now, and we all wish this volcano had chosen a different time to errupt! Sorry this blog entry can't be about something slightly more interesting like Amsterdam, but oh well, poop happens!

Another week, another blog! This past week, Kate visited Sevilla!!! It was such a treat to have a visitor from home! She's studying in Cork, Ireland and I'm so glad we both have gotten to see the other's temporary home for 4 months! I had an amazing time in Cork, and I'm pretty sure Kate had a great time in Sevilla! Kate arrived on Wednesday evening, and we really didn't do much because she was pooped from touring around Italy for 10 days! On Thursday, I went ...

I have to warn you: this one might be a little lengthy! It was a crazy week! On Saturday my friend Gill and I left for Barcelona. On Monday, we left for San Sebastian, and on Tuesday afternoon we headed to Salamanca. On Thursday afternoon we headed back to Sevilla—amazed at how diverse Spain is! But, no rest for the weary! Thursday night began "La Madrugada" which in Spanish means sunrise, and it's the biggest night of Semana Santa! Stories from th...

I obviously have to start this blog off with GO PITT! We're officially in the throes of March Madness, and Pitt conquered Oakland and is now playing Xavier at 4:50 Eastern Standard time also known as 9:50 Amanda time. I discovered that CBS broadcasts all March Madness games for free, so I'm in heaven! We won against Xavier last year, but this year it really could go either way. Last Wednesday I had my first midterm in Spain—it was in my Flamenco class. It we...