Hotel Fernando Iii Seville

Hello Everyone!<br> Last week we took our first trip with the entire Kalamazoo College group. As expected, this trip was hilarious. Although we all see each other at school, this was the first time that we were all together for an extended period of time. Our trip was to Andalucia (a region in Spain) from Tuesday until Thursday. <br> Before the trip even began, we had a meeting with our director (Paula) to finalize all the details. Two girls who were not in our group also ...

... money) they all applauded him when he had finished... oh dear. then everyone refused to pay and this guy flew off his trolley running up and down the eating strip screaming abuse in spanish and punching walls. Quite funny, but a little confronting at the same time.<br><br>Anyway we survived the meal and headed back to our hotel to check in. Too bad the airconditing wasn´t working here!! Wow that was a warm night. Off to Gabrilta and Granada tomorrow.<br><br>

... in the cave, but I tried to capture a few without flash in the spirit of a rebellious lass. Also included are pics from out and about in the city and pics of my homestay.  I promise the rest of the entries won't be epic, I'll try to do quick updates once or twice a week from here on out. Last word of advice for now: Don't by off-brand green mouthwash in Spain.  It tastes like black licorice.   ¡Hasta Luego! 

... rough and haunting tones which left us feeling raw despite being unable to understand Spanish.  Last of all the guitar picked up speed and the woman stood up.  Her feet started slowly and would vary between an elegant pace and the furious speed and passion that has made flamenco so famous.  Throughout the whole performance feet stomped and hands clapped to add percussion to the music, and while the woman danced her entire body became an ...

... in all of Spain, and last Friday was both National day, and the last bullfight of the year so i sprang the 20 euro it cost to get in and went to see what it is all about. i have a suspicion most people back home would not like it one bit, as i found it a bit rough to watch. but, it was very interesting all the tradition that goes into it, and the stuff the matador is able to pull off with a ...

Hi everyone, So as i returned home after sharing the best paella of my entire life with the nicest guys i have ever met and the cutest dog (ron), i was greeted at my hostel by a small Spaniard who had my backpack in hand. Although i have been acting like the backpack and clothing loss is not a big deal i jumped on his little skeletal body and shrieked GRACIAS ...

... is my state, and that set off a whole bunch of questions similar to the ever popular, "Is Quohog a real town?" I finished putting my clothes away, but couldn't be bothered to organize the hodgepodge items that I had thrown on my desk. The mother came home, was rather brisk and informed me of the same information Ernesto (the son) had already told me. We ate lunch, which the mother prepared within 5 minutes of getting home. She grilled some pork with a tomato sauce on the side and ...

... made us leave until a gate was posted. As soon as we were back to the allowed area, the gate was posted and when we got back to the gate, there were tons of students. I believe the whole flight except for a couple people were all students. I sat with a girl in our program that was from a small college in Maryland. Once we got to Sevilla, I got my luggage and thankfully all of it arrived! Many people had ...

... a fully operational operating theatre with state of the art lifesaving equipment - the guide even boasted that 2 operations could be performed at once! We then did a tour of The Real Alcazar which is a royal palace dating from the 14th century. Much like the Alhambra in Granada, the architecture is amazing. It is interesting to see the Islamic influence in this part of Spain. Seville ...