Just another day...

¡Hola! ¿Que tál? I have officially had all of my classes now. So far it hasn't been so bad. There is one professor that none of us can understand, though. He kind of mumbles and has a really thick accent. Today we had a powerpoint to go with the lecture and that helped a lot. Hopefully he'll do that every day!

Things are starting to settle into a routine now that we've started classes. I haven't had any classes or homework for like seven weeks, and now I have class Monday through Thursday and homework every night. It's kind of been an adjustment. I'm going to Seville in the south of Spain this weekend so that should be a lot of fun. I'm pretty excited about it.

I don't have a lot new to say or report. Oh! I can do rants and raves. I'm going to end with what I love so this post ends on a happy note.

Rants:

• Skinny jeans. They're everywhere and they're ugly. I truly dislike them, but they are all anyone wears here. I refuse to buy them. I would rather be an obvious American.
• The smoking. It's INSANE. I will probably return to the states with asthma. Plus, while the discotecas are fun, I can't stand to stay for much longer than a couple hours and I leave smelling like an ashtray that hasn't been emptied for 3 years.
• The prices. Everything is super expensive here. It's priced like dollars, but in dollar form it ends up being almost 50% more for everything here. Example: 1,90 Euro for a bottle of pop is almost $3. If it's not priced like dollars, it's priced higher. Example: 4 Euro for three spiral notebooks. The same three spiral notebooks would have cost me about 20 cents a piece at Walmart. I figured it out and a Wii here is about $350. Yeah.

Raves

• Siestas. Naptime rocks. The world would be a better place if everyone took a nap for an hour every day. If I ever run for office, I think I will make it one of my platforms.
• Fanta Naranja. Orange Fanta. I know what you're thinking, we have that in the States. But no. It is NOT the same. They use real orange juice here. It's part juice, all delicious.
• Tortilla de patatas. Best food ever. All the food is good, but my Spanish mommy is going to teach me how to make tortilla de patatas and it will be come a regular for me at home.
• The architecture. I will honestly miss the architecture and history of Spain when I get home. The pictures I take don't do it justice.
• My straightener. I had to buy one here because they have a different plug and run on different wattage and it was just easier that way. I love it! I'm super sad that I won't be able to use it back home.
• The weather. It is so nice here. Tonight it's rainy, but that's the first time since I got here that it hasn't been sunny and beautiful. The forecast for my weekend in Seville is for sun and mid-60s the whole time. Win.

That's all for now. I am sure both lists will grow over time.

¡Hasta luego!