The last two weekends we’ve had excursions with our program. The first one was to Sevilla. We saw all the important stuff, and I’d prove it, but my blog isn’t too picture- friendly right now. It’s a nice city, but I wouldn’t want to live there. It has the big- city disadvantages (such as crime, traffic, pollution, and high prices) without having nearly as much culture or big- city attractions as Madrid. My favorite city is still Cordoba.
This last weekend we went to Salamanca. Salamanca is home to a ridiculously old university, so there are thousand of foreigners there studying abroad. We only had two days there, so we hardly saw anything. The program had two long tours organized for us, and they both went to the exact same places. It’s not that the places were uninteresting or anything, but in a city as important and unique as Salamanca I would have preferred either a tour of something different or more free time to explore on my own.
The workload is FINALLY starting to get heavy. I have a massive essay to write on La Casa de Bernarda Alba and another on Islam in Spain before Christmas break, and I also have to translate many pages of text from Arabic to Spanish, complete many many hours’ worth of grammar homework, slaughter myself with history homework, and start another Literature essay (and before anyone asks me again, yes, all of my classes are taught completely in Spanish, and all of my homework and essays are in Spanish, except for my Arabic class [which is in Arabic]).
I got my first mail in Spain!!! Prinny sent me a wonderful package full of wonderful things. Many thanks to Prinny.
This next weekend is a “puente,“ so I’ll be traveling again. My poor Bernarda Alba essay will just have to wait…
December 5, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Dear Cait in Spain, my very favorite liberal in the whole world -
Your dad, my oldest son, made me aware of your blog. Bubbie and I have read it with great interest. I’m glad you are enjoying yourself; you should because life is short.
I also traveled through Europe when I was about your age (in the 1940’s) courtesy of the US Gov’t. I really liked it (part of it anyway). It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience so live it up.
Any stories or pictures of Bullfighters in the future?
Your Bubbie and I look forward to the next episode of the adventures of Cait in Spain.
God Bless and much Love … Bubbie and Mike
December 14, 2007 at 12:42 pm
The world is waiting with great anticipation for the next installment of Cait In Spain. You latest trip, pictures, more about your classes and friends there…anything. It’s almost like waiting for that next Harry Potter book to come out.