Monday
Well I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary that’s worth writing about, just normal things like grocery shopping, using internet at the school and then work. It was a good but not impressive day.
Tuesday
I accompanied Concepción to a couple stores because she wanted a second opinion on outfits for Semana Santa. First we went to a legit flamenco dress store because Concepción wanted to see some for the fun of it. If I had a couple hundred extra euros to spend, I would totally buy an authentic flamenco dress because there are so many pretty styles and patterns to choose from and it would make a great souvenir, but alas I do not have the funds for such extravagant spending. It’s crazy how every year a lot of women here buy a new flamenco dress just for the April fair. It’s too bad the fair is after I leave because it would be really fun to see everyone dressed up in their traditional garb.
I decided I needed to do something cultural with my afternoon, so I finally went to the Museo de Bellas Artes (Beautiful Arts Museum). It has works from famous artists such as el Greco, Velazquez, Goya and Murillo, who happens to be the same Murillo that the hotel I work at is named after. The first part of the museum mostly consisted of religious paintings and I was especially a fan of a large room that had a lot of beautiful paintings of Mary by Murillo. The second half of the museum focused on Spain and particularly Sevilla, and exhibited a lot of works by native artists. I enjoyed seeing the museum and I think it was definitely worth the small entrance fee.
Murillo!
Wednesday
I did a lot of walking on Wednesday because I felt it was necessary to take pictures of sights in Sevilla. First I stopped in at a building that has on exhibit an ornate paso belonging to the Church of Jesus de Gran Poder. A paso is the structure that is carried during Semana Santa and holds the statues. I had already seen it on Saturday but I didn’t have my camera with me then. After that I walked along Avenida de la Constitución, which is a busy street that passes by the Cathedral, and I walk it every time I go to work. I took a couple pictures there and then went to Maria Luisa Park that is really pretty now that flowers are blooming and everything is getting really green.
After taking a large quantity of photos, I had to head back to the apartment in order to get my laptop and go use the internet to register for classes. I couldn’t register until after 7:30am U.S. time which was 1:30 my time so it was fortunate for me that I don’t work until 4 and thus was able to register at the first moment. I got all the classes I wanted except for concert chorale because with that one I would have a total of nineteen credits, so if I want to add it I’ll have to get in touch with the music department. It will be a busy semester but I needed all the classes I signed up for so it’s all good.
Paige had finished work early in order to register as well, so she met up with me and we went to Montaditos since it being Wednesday and all, everything was one euro. Unfortunately, it was super packed so we gave up on the idea and ended up going to McDonald’s because it was right next door and the next cheapest option for a fast meal. Then it was off to work for me, which was fine as usual.
Thursday
Thursday was about as uneventful as Monday, so it’s not worth mentioning.
Friday
I met with Carlos again and we had a nice walk in the sunshine while we mostly talked in English since the last time we spent mostly talking in Spanish. Aside from using the internet and going to work, tonight I’m going to at last go to a flamenco show. Most places that have flamenco charge thirty or more euros, and neither of us wanted to spend that kind of money on an hour or so show. In class we had heard about a place called la Carbonería that has flamenco for free so we are finally going to check it out tonight. I'll let you know how it was, when I post my weekend blog. Hasta lunes!
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