Wow. I cannot believe that I am done with school, and haven’t written in so long! On one hand, I finished my last exam today: Civilizations of Spain, but on the other, I am halfway done with college. WOAH! I had four exams, in each of my classes, so this past week hasn’t been too breezy. I have managed to fit in a few fun things though. Let’s see…last week was the last four days of class. Thursday evening, my friends and I went out to dinner at Matahambre (kill hunger roughly translated). It was the most delicious meal I have ever had. It was actually my second time going there, but I was more excited. Ok, it will sound like I ate a lot of food, but we all shared ☺ First off, we had fried eggplant with honey and sugar on top. I would have never ordered it myself, but my friend said it was good, and she was sure right! We then had some chicken skewers with an Asian flavor. I also had this toasted sandwich with brie cheese and blackberry jam…mmmmm…it was so yummy. For dessert, my friend and I split a white chocolate cheesecake with berries on top. Delectable. Earlier that day, after my two morning classes and after lunch, I took a walk to Parque María Luisa. It is probably my favorite spot in Sevilla-so peaceful and beautiful. I bought a palmera at the bakery Los Angeles near the center and walked to the park. I stayed there for a while, wrote in my journal and people watched (always a priceless pastime here). Later in the afternoon, I went by the river where my friend Emily played the guitar. It was so nice to relax, listen to music and occasionally sing along to the songs I knew.
Friday I had my health exam, which went by sin problemas. Afterwards, I went shopping for a few souvineers. That evening was my friend’s birthday, so we celebrated by the torre del oro and basically everyone from the school was there. It was kind of like an informal goodbye party. Saturday and Sunday were spent studying for three exams: Anthropology, Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Civ. Monday I had two exams, which went pretty smoothly. In the evening, the Saint Mary’s girls had dinner with two faculty members. One was the dean of faculty believe and the other works in the study abroad office. We first met at school and discussed out experiences so far. We then walked near the catedral to eat. We sat outside and ordered a bunch of tapas. It was wonderful to have one last really authentic meal. We all ordered our favorite dishes: tortilla de patatas, kalamari, montaditos, paella, patatas bravas, gambas, abondigas, chorizo and a few more. The women were so eager to learn about Spain and hear our stories. It was also nice to reconnect with the SMC girls. Yesterday, since I had no exams I spent the day shopping and walking around the city ☺
I cannot believe that it is almost over. Thank goodness I am leaving on Friday, because everyone seems to be in shock (most people are leaving tomorrow morning). I suddenly feel like there is so much I want to do and soak in before I go. Every time I cross over the Triana bridge, I take a long look at the beautiful Catedral, Giralda and Torre and just think of how lucky I am to be in such a wonderful place.
Tonight I am going out to eat with friends again, then we have our despedida party at the center. One last time to see the wonderful professors and friends I have made here. This ending is so amarga-bittersweet.
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