rest of the vacay

on sunday, everyone was back in sevilla and we decided to do more sightseeing. (by the end of this semester i will be proud to say that i can actually read a map and navigate any freaking city to find sights.) we got to this one street where we ate lunch that actually for the first time reminded me of something in california. there wasn't any crazy spanish architecture or fountains. it was a street that looked like a promenade in venice beach with palm trees everywhere and so many people biking and rollerblading. it was actually kind of nice to feel at home for a little bit.  after treating ourselves to steak tartar and sangria, this is diva weekend we're talking about, we headed towards plaze de espana. on the way there though we took a pit stop and had a spontaneous photoshoot in a garden. normal. plaza de espana was UNREAL. honestly, one of my favorite places i've been in europe so far. there was a mini river to row boats and hand-painted mosaic tiles all over the place.  i could have sat there all day probably. oh, and apparently they filmed part of some starwars movie there, which makes it famous. and cool. on the way back to the hostel we made a quick detour to the river and checked out the torre de oro.  seville had so many random sights to see and since it isn't a big city at all, it was possible to do it all in a few days. that night we went to an international festival happening for the weekend.  there was a booth for every country with respective food/drinks. it was fun to bop around and check things out, but i obvi spent the night eating tacos and drinking coronas like a good mexican should.

american lookin street

plaza!

our last day there was halloOoOoween! me and shannon decided we wanted to rest up for the night out so we treated ourselves to some good old fashioned arabic baths. spaaa daaayyy haaayy. it was so nice and much needed. sorry for being a betch, but i get a mani pedi at least a couple times a month but here it's just not a part of the culture. i need some pampering time. and this was perfect. there was hot/cold baths, salt water baths, massage baths, and a sauna. the hour and a half flew by. after being so relaxed, all i could handle was food and a nap. that night, i realized that as much as i loved seville, i'm so glad i chose to study in madrid. we paid 12 euro for an open bar which is a super good deal. there were a ton of nova kids there and we all trecked over together, but we had to be there by midnight. (ugh so used to going out at 2am..) once we were there, i realized that we weren't at a club or discotecca, but in the warehouse district. who knew those even existed in europe? after getting in, i also quickly realized that we were the only americans there, there was no running water in the toilet...sanitary, and that in spain, people dress up fucking scary on halloween. not trying to make out with you, zombie frankenstein. you're gonna haunt my nightmares forever. BUT obvi i danced the night away and took full advantage of the open bar. it was just no comparison to what us madrid brats are used to.  

*camera died before halloween. sins.* 

overall, this past weekend was amazing but i was itching to get back to madrid on the 6 hour bus tuesday afternoon.  i had a whopping three days of school this week and now it's already the weekend. after pulling my hair out and registering for my classes last night, we went to kapital for the first time in a few weeks (google this place so you can be jealous.) of course, we didn't leave the hip hop floor. i will have sean paul and 50 cent stuck in my head for the next 48 hours. 

ttfn ta ta for now.