Rain rain go away

Day four in Seville and it's raining. So I am staying in for most of the afternoon before going out to get some churros con chocolate and possibly a trip to the movie theater. I was originally planning to go to el Museo de Bellas Artes in the city but walking in the rain would not be the best idea; rather save that for a sunny day. On the bright side, I finally got a restful night of sleep! 11 hours...definitely needed after all the walking I did yesterday. My roommate and I went shopping in Nervion for the entire day and were absolutely exhausted by the time we got back. But I got myself a nice pair of ankle boots, pants, necessary toiletries, and a power adapter.

Oh and it gets cold here. Even though it is usually sunny and a nice 70ish degrees in the middle of the day, the mornings and nights are kind of frigid. Last night I slept with 3 shirts, pajama pants, and 2 long socks. It sucks getting up in the morning because even while our room is heated, the rest of the house is so cold. Adjusting to the large jumps in temperature is something I need to get used to. Hopefully it will warm up soon, though!

Another aspect of Spanish life that is different is their meal times. Desayuno is whenever we wake up, sometime around 9am. Almuerzo is usually between 2 and 3 in the afternoon, and la cena is at either 9:30 or 10 at night! They eat big meals instead of having snacks thoughout the day, like the Americans often do. Oh, and breakfast = carb fest. It consists of bread (toasted with a George Foreman-esque grill) with olive oil or butter, muffins, cookies, and either juice or chocolate milk. Lunch so far has been pasta, meat salads, and lots of lentils and garbanzos, plus fruit for dessert. Dinner is typically light: a salad with some sort of tortilla made from potatoes or eggs, and yogurt.

This is my bed! I'm a fan of the colorful sheets.

The other night, the JYS group decided to check out the Carboneria. Usually during the night there are festivities with lots of flamenco and other musical festivities. When we went, there was a lady singing.

Didn't interest us for too long, so we went to the Alfalfa district instead. There were tons of young people out that nights, just standing outside the bars drinking on the streets. Everything was out in the open, which was weird to see. Kind of reminds me of the groups of college students gathered outside the bars around Columbia on weekends, but without the drinks and crazy ruckus. It was definitely exciting to see, but chaotic at the same time, especially with us 22 Americans trying to stay together. I'm looking forward to meeting some Spanish students when university classes start, so I can get a better sense of what the nightlife is like!