Hi! It has been going pretty well over here. The weather has been beautiful- low/mid 70's every day. I went to the beach twice this past weekend! It's about an hour and fifteen minutes away and you can take a bus. Friday I went with some friends and just hung out. Sunday I went horseback riding in the national park near the beach! It was so awesome, especially when we rode along the beach. Tomorrow I am headed off to Paris! When I get back I have one more stupid midterm and then I'm going to Italy. Time is flying..! I also finally got in touch with some family (?) in Ireland via facebook. Hopefully I'll be able to go visit them at their vacaction home in Portugal. Other than that nothing much is going on. Still have school and homework of course but it is much more less painful when it is so nice out. I'll be sure to update after my big trips. Sending my love...

La Mezquita in Cordoba


Carnaval in Cadiz



My two moms :)





Plaza Mayor in Madrid





Hi everyone! I have been so busy, especially with Mom here! Yep, my mom came to visit for 10 whole days! It has been fabulous. I showed her around Sevilla and she really loved it. It really is quite charming :) It was so fun just seeing the city and eating out at the lovely little cafes everywhere. Mom also got to meet Maria which was a lot of fun. She saw my home here in Sevilla and understands how wonderful Maria is. Now we are in Madrid together! It has been an adventure figuring it all out but we are having a great time. Today we went to El Prado, the famous art museum here in Madrid. We also walked around and saw Plaza Mayor which is a plaza with shops and restaurants. Tomorrow we are going to see the Palacio, where the king and queen live! It will be hard to see her leave but it will be good to get back into the swing of things. In two weeks I go to Paris with a bunch of friends and in 3 weeks I'm off to Italy! I am a bit nervous but I know it will work out. I hope to meet up with Shaun and Sirisha in Italy if possible...Carnaval in Cadiz was a blast, here is a picture of how ridiculous my friends and I looked with our wigs and masks! It was crazy, sooo many people, but it was fun to meet random people from all over Spain. I also went to Cordoba for the day with school to see the Mezquita (the famous mosque/cathedral) which was amazing. I look forward to my future trips. I also think I'm going to Portugal for our second spring break and then to Morocco with my interest group through school. Missing home but trying to keep in touch. Feel free to facebook or e-mail at any time and I promise I'll write back. Miss you all!