BarceLOCA

Hi everyone! Spent this past weekend in Barcelona! It was SUCH a different experience than being in Sevilla. First, the city is so much bigger. We all kept saying that we felt like small town girls in a big city. In Sevilla, there's much more of a friendly, local feel than in Barcelona. Also the city was, as I had heard, much less "Spanish" than Sevilla. The people speak a lot in Catalan and, a lot of the times, in English. We...

Córdoba and Granada

Got back yesterday from a really great trip to Córdoba and Granada. Both cities were really beautiful and it was nice seeing other parts of Spain. We only spent a few hours in Córdoba, mostly touring the Cathedral, formerly the Great Mosque of Córdoba, and having lunch in the city. Outside the Cathedral Inside the Cathedral Inside the Cathedral   After Córdoba, we went to our hotel in Granada. Granada felt much...

First Post!

 My roommates and me at Plaza de España Over two weeks in and I am finally posting my first entry into my blog. I am loving it here in Sevilla! Everything is so incredibly beautiful -- from the buildings to the people -- and they have such a relaxed lifestyle. They have naps built into the day, which is so perfect for me, and everyone is so happy all the time. Our apartment! Because I haven't written in two weeks, it...