What a day!!

Today has been a long, but very fun day. I woke up feeling very tired because I got in late after going to the movies last night with my friends. We saw Up in the Air and we thought we were going to see it in English but it ended up being in Spanish with no subtitles. It's probably better that we saw it in Spanish seeing as we felt a little guilty watching a movie in English when we're here to improve our Spanish. I actually could follow what was going on in the movie and even though I didn't always understand the dialogue, I understood the movie. It was a good movie.

I left my apartment at 9:30 this morning and got to the CIEE study center to register for my classes. I was done earlier than I thought and Lindsay wasn't coming to the center for another 45 minutes so I walked around and took some pictures. Then, once Lindsay was done registering for her classes, we went shopping! I LOVE shopping here! Here in Sevilla, they have rebajas, or sales, that last 2 months after Christmas and it's like 50 - 70% off which is great! I could honestly spend all of my money just shopping here! It's going to take a lot of self-control not to buy everything in sight!

After we had spent enough money, Lindsay and I decided to look around inside La Catedral (cathedral) which is this amazing, beautiful, huge church in Sevilla. We thought we were going to have to pay to go inside (only 2 euros) but it ended up being free because we showed our CIEE ID cards! It was absolutely breathtaking inside! You can see my pictures on facebook and they do not even come close to showing how beautiful it was inside. I just couldn't get over how big it was! It was just so peaceful and I loved it. Also, we climbed up 34 floors to the top of one of the towers and the view took my breath away. It was so worth the climb that my legs are still recovering from.

Then, I had to sit through 3 hours of my Intensive Grammar class, all in Spanish. It was rough. I was so tired and it was hard to pay attention. I really like the professor I have, though, and the class seems pretty laid back. We talked a lot in Spanish about our homestays and our families in the United States. I did not really mind the class, it's just the fact that it's 3 hours long, right during siesta time. But it's only for 2 weeks so I know I'll survive.

Well that's all for now. I'm taking it easy tonight and just hanging out and watching Spanish TV with my senora. :) Miss you all so much!