One of my favorite weekends in Sevilla came and passed and I completely forgot to blog about it! Fortunately the world of blogging is forgiving and I can still tell you all about it two weeks after the fact. On a beautiful sunny weekend in Sevilla I got a visit from one of my best friends from the USA who also happens to be studying in Spain this semester!
Hannah Kregel made the trip to spend the weekend with me :) I picked this quote as the title of this post because Hannah and I are both in a new world trying to make it with a new language, and despite being worlds apart we continue to grow closer. It was the first time I mixed my Spain life with my US life and it was really exciting. I don't know if it makes sense, but due to the circumstances of our lives here everyone is a little different than they are back home. So to have someone from "back home" come to Sevilla and see "Spain Amanda" was weird at first, but it was fun! I also got to meet the "Spanish Hannah."
I got to play tour guide for the whole weekend, showing off my knowledge of the monuments and all of my favorite places to hang out. Hannah and I met a random group of guys from Madrid, Bologna, and Argentina and spent a lovely and interesting afternoon with them. She also met my señora Maria Carmen and my brother Leandro. I introduced her to the Muffín and Rayas, and we went out to dinner at an AMAZING Italian restaurant located in the ancient Arabic baths in the old Jewish neighborhood located next to the Catholic Cathedral. How many contradictions is that! Only in Sevilla...But for real the food was amazing and the wine was delicious.
We also spent time planning out our trip for the end of the semester. We decided we're going to spend a few days in the Black Forest, a few days in Switzerland hiking in the Alps and swimming in the lakes, and then we'll spend the remainder of our trip in Italy. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
Hannah Kregel made the trip to spend the weekend with me :) I picked this quote as the title of this post because Hannah and I are both in a new world trying to make it with a new language, and despite being worlds apart we continue to grow closer. It was the first time I mixed my Spain life with my US life and it was really exciting. I don't know if it makes sense, but due to the circumstances of our lives here everyone is a little different than they are back home. So to have someone from "back home" come to Sevilla and see "Spain Amanda" was weird at first, but it was fun! I also got to meet the "Spanish Hannah."
I got to play tour guide for the whole weekend, showing off my knowledge of the monuments and all of my favorite places to hang out. Hannah and I met a random group of guys from Madrid, Bologna, and Argentina and spent a lovely and interesting afternoon with them. She also met my señora Maria Carmen and my brother Leandro. I introduced her to the Muffín and Rayas, and we went out to dinner at an AMAZING Italian restaurant located in the ancient Arabic baths in the old Jewish neighborhood located next to the Catholic Cathedral. How many contradictions is that! Only in Sevilla...But for real the food was amazing and the wine was delicious.
We also spent time planning out our trip for the end of the semester. We decided we're going to spend a few days in the Black Forest, a few days in Switzerland hiking in the Alps and swimming in the lakes, and then we'll spend the remainder of our trip in Italy. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
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