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Well here I am, sitting in the Seville airport, as I have a four hour flight delay to Barcelona.\u00a0 Although the situation isn\u2019t the best, it has given me a lot (and I mean a lot<\/em>) of time to reflect on the past three and a half weeks I spent with everyone.\u00a0 It has honestly and unarguably been the best few weeks of my life.<\/p>\n

Going into this trip I was terrified.\u00a0 I had never flown without my family before, I took a semester off of Spanish, and I had never lived on my own.\u00a0 In my mind, everything that could go wrong, would go wrong.\u00a0 What if I couldn\u2019t access my money?\u00a0 What if my international plan didn\u2019t work and I was cut off from calling my parents?\u00a0 What if my roommate was crazy?!\u00a0 My mind was racing a mile a minute with the endless possibilities of problems that could occur.\u00a0 But as soon as we landed, it all seemed to melt away.\u00a0 I completely forgot about everything and just went with whatever was thrown at me.<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t my first time out of the country, but it was my first time to Spain and let me tell you, I will definitely be going back.\u00a0 Spain had always been on my bucket list because I work as a flamenco dancer for a living.\u00a0 Growing up I was taught all about Spain and the history of its country and native dance.\u00a0 So being able to finally go was a dream come true.<\/p>\n

Every excursion and class activity we did was amazing, but my favorite had to be the weekend excursion to Sevilla and Granada.\u00a0 The two cities were completely different than anything we had ever seen before.\u00a0 Very modern but yet they still had that old timey feel.\u00a0 In Sevilla we went to La Giralda and the Cathedral de Sevilla.\u00a0 La Giralda is a gigantic bell tower that was built during the Moorish time period and right next door was the Cathedral de Sevilla.\u00a0 This had to be the most magnificent cathedral I have been to this past month, and that\u2019s saying something because we went to a lot!\u00a0 It is the third largest cathedral in Europe and the largest gothic cathedral in the world.\u00a0 It took three generations to build and there are at least (don\u2019t quote me) forty-two chapels within it.\u00a0 Also located within its walls are the remains of Christopher Columbus and his second son Ferdinand.<\/p>\n

After leaving the Cathedral and Giralda, we headed over to the Royal Alc\u00e1zar of Sevilla.\u00a0 This palace was originally built by Moorish Muslim kings, but is now used by the King and Queen of Spain as their summer getaway.\u00a0 It is currently the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe.\u00a0 The architecture was so different from anything that I had seen in the previous few weeks in Spain, even throughout the many cities we visited. Afterwards, we made the long walk over to Plaza de Espa\u00f1a.\u00a0 Although it was beautiful, it wasn\u2019t anything like our Plaza Mayor in Salamanca.\u00a0 By that time I was missing Salamanca pretty badly and we had only been gone a day!<\/p>\n

The next day we had a quick tour of the Plaza de Toros, where some of Spain\u2019s most famous bullfights are held.\u00a0 After the tour, we crossed the bridge to Triana and did some shopping there.\u00a0 All too soon we had to leave Sevilla and head over to Granada.\u00a0 As soon as we arrived to Granada we went to lunch and then had the rest of the day to ourselves.\u00a0 A lot of us went to the Moroccan markets and did some major shopping there.\u00a0 We finally met up again at 8:45pm to go to the long-awaited flamenco show… at least for me!\u00a0 The show was located inside of a cave, on top of a mountain, and let me tell you, it was so much fun.\u00a0 It was a once in a lifetime experience and I wouldn\u2019t trade it in for anything.<\/p>\n

We woke up the next morning and made our way over to the Alhambra.\u00a0 The Alhambra was built by the Moors in the 13th century.\u00a0 It is known as one of the greatest wonders in the world today.\u00a0 It was built as an attempt to recreate heaven or paradise, and after walking through its grounds, it\u2019s almost as if you actually are there.\u00a0 The architecture of it was nothing like I had ever seen before.\u00a0 Everything was so detailed and there was a story behind everything they did and put into the palace.\u00a0 There was running water from the mountains that ran throughout the entire property.\u00a0 The water was so pressurized they were able to create beautiful fountains without the use of pumps.\u00a0 Everything about the Alhambra was amazing, one of my favorite places without a doubt.<\/p>\n

After we finished up there it was time to head back to the hotel and pack up.\u00a0 It was then that I had to say my goodbyes to the people I had spent my entire past month with, unknowing if I would ever see them again.\u00a0 This past month has taught me so much about myself and it has been the most incredible opportunity.\u00a0 I thank you so much Se\u00f1ora Levin for giving me this chance, and I can\u2019t wait to go back again next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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