The next day, ISA took us to see the Catedral and the Reales Alcazares, or for those who don't know Spanish, the main Cathedral in Sevilla and the Royal Palaces that the Muslims lived in when they were in Sevilla. They were so pretty! The Catedral is supposed to be the 3rd largest like it in the world, and it's the site of Christopher Columbus's tomb! That was cool to see. There's also a tower called the Giralda that you have to climb 34 ramps to get to the top of, but it was definitely worth it-- the view was beautiful. The Reales Alcazares are located adjacent to gardens, and we got to walk around in there. There were orange trees (of course!) and a maze of bushes that were almost as tall as we were! The architecture and the baths were amazing to see-- pictures really can't do them justice.
Classes this week were good, and I've met a ton of new people. I'm supposed to be doing an intercambio with a Spanish student from my school, Universidad Pablo de Olavide or UPO. It'll just be us, having a conversation in half Spanish, half English. I'm really excited-- I get to practice my Spanish and get to know a local!
Today, we went with UPO to the Roman ruins of Itálica. It was a fun trip-- it was interesting to think about the fact that it's been there since the 1st or 2nd century AD.
The trip to Itálica only took a few hours, so when we got back, we decided to walk around the center of Sevilla. It was the first day it hasn't rained, and it was so pretty. We came across these statues that had recently been put out on display around the Catedral, so we decided to walk through and look at them. They were really cool!
There's a huge fútbol game tomorrow that we're all really excited about: Sevilla vs. Betis! I'll let you know how that goes. It should be fun! But that's all for now! Much love to all! ¡Chau!
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