Chin Up

So this blog this is kind of a pain but i'll do my best.

I'm finally feeling better after a horrible first 3 or so days here. I've since moved into my homestay with Eloisa, Antonio, and Eloisa's sister whose name i have yet to catch amid conversation. My guestimate is that they're around 70ish and it's like living with grandparents. They want you to eat tons and always be happy, which i am neither of the two but i'm doing my best. They knew i was sick and figured the only way for me to get better was to eat tons of food for strength when in actuality that was the opposite. The rice they fed me with fishy liquid was too hard to get down and i told them i just didn't feel well. They spoke to my program director and realized that food was not the best idea at the moment. So since i was sick on Monday i missed the first day of class, but went to class today.

The language class that i'm taking for the first 2 weeks is at my level, at least so far, so i'm keeping my fingers crossed that things stay that way with the rest of the classes i have to take. I haven't really met anyone because i missed orientation and that's when everyone formed their groups but hopefully i can work my way into one. As for now i'm going to try and find a place to buy some notebooks, a telephone, and an internet card, who knows how successful i'll be.

The have organized basketball, soccer and volleyball tuesdays and wednesdays so i'm going to try that, and unfortunately i'm not allowed to use the university's gym so that's going to be weird for me not to live there like i do at UConn's gym.

That's pretty much all i have for now, and hopefully things keep getting better. I'm trying to scope out a bar where i can watch the superbowl on sunday and if i'm lucky someone else who will watch it with me!

Hasta Luego

First day - not so great

So after much hassle we arrived in Sevilla 4 hours late with all of our luggage by some miracle. Dinner was weird: hardboiled egg with rice and gravy and what i think was some kind of pork dish. I was too tired to eat very much but i at least tried it.

Then we went in a carriage ride at around 10pm and it was gorgeous! It was just me and my roommate in the last carriage and we were both in awe by the huge buildings and how detailed they were! Sevilla is absolutely gorgeous with winding cobblestone streets and orange trees lining them all along the way. Word on the street is that you're not allowed to eat the oranges so there goes one option of saving money. After the ride my roommate and i went upstairs and hung out because we were really tired but some kids went out to the bar. Boy am I glad i did not join.

I woke up this morning feeling like I had been beat by a baseball bat in my sleep and got really sick to my stomach when i sat up. I'll spare you the gross details but I've been in bed all day drinking "Aquarios" which is a form of gatorade and trying to get rid of my fever. It's not been such a great day. Right now everyone is going to see Flamenco dancers but I wouldn't make it down the stairs so I'm going to pass.

Sorry for such an awful first post from Sevilla. I hope they only get progressively better from now on!

Much Love.

So everyone convinced me to write a blog because it would be easier to tell you guys what i'm doing so here it is. I'm basically going into this trip completely blind since i don't know where i'm living, who i'm living with, or what classes i'm taking, so i have no idea what my internet situation is going to be like. If I have to pay for internet, this is probably the first and last post you'll see but who knows. Cross your fingers that the posts turn into half spanish half english because that means progress is being made.