Second Weekend = Success

A long and eventful weekend has come to an end. After a good week of classes we went on an excursion to Ronda. Ronda is a beautiful city about an hour and a half from Seville. We got to see amazing views overlooking the rolling hills, and an incredible view from the bridge connecting the old part of town to the new. It was breathtaking! A river ran below the bridge, very beautiful. We also visited one of the oldest and biggest bull rings, it was really interesting to hear about the different parts of a bull fight. Rachel and I definitely want to go to a bull fight while we are in Spain, it is a must do for us.The rest of the day was spent in little bar and chocolate cafe, the weather was not the best so we tried to stay inside.

Me and Laura's bullfight!

Pictures do not do it justice 

I guess I forgot to mention Rachel in my first post. She is my roommate and we get along like we have known each other for ever. It is such a relief we get along so well!

Rachel y Yo!

Saturday we went on a bike tour around Seville. The weather was so perfect and we got to see parts of the city we had not explored yet. Plaza de Espana, for example, is a cite we had been needing to go visit. It is huge! We loved it, so pretty and is surrounded by a huge park. We plan on going back many more times. We had a great lunch and after we finally made the cheese cake we bought for Marcos for his birthday. Since the directions were in spanish we needed some help. Basically, Marcos made his own birthday cake but it was like a learning session. He helped us translate the directions and it turned out to be a really fun afternoon in the kitchen. We love our new family! We can both be ourselves with them and they are all so patient and helpful with us when our spanish is not the best. Well my spanish, Rachel is much better than me.

Short siesta after our cheese cake, than got ready for Carnival in Cadiz! Carnival in Cadiz is a huge fiesta in the streets. Everyone dresses up in crazy costumes and the fiesta goes late into the night an early morning. It was definitely a loco time! Made some new friends on the bus ride up, saw a lot of crazy people and costumes, had a blast with my friends, and went to bed at 8am. Success?...Yup! Lets just say this Sunday was literally a day of complete rest.

Crazy hair for Crazy Cadiz!

Four days of class then we are off to Africa! We are going to Morocco! I am very excited to see another culture so very different from American and Spanish culture. I will be sure to report back with all the details.