futbol and bulls...

Well, my last weekend in Sevilla has now been completed. It was full of fun and "Spanish" activities! On Friday, we went to the beach for one last time. It was very relaxing and overall pretty much perfect besides the painful, lobster-red sunburn I got on my legs. They were throbbing all Friday evening and made for a very uncomfortable night.

On Saturday, we went to a professional Sevilla soccer game! It was a blast, and a really good taste of Sevilla culture. Sevillans LOVE futbol and they LOVE their team. It reminded me of going to a Twins game, but 100x more fun. (not that i don't like Twins games! this was just really cool) We ended up getting seats in the front row, which was amazing. I have no idea how we pulled that off, because we bought our tickets the day of the game and opted for the cheapest ones. We didn't realize we were in the first row until we were actually at the game. The fans were really into the game and always singing or cheering. In the end, Sevilla won 3-1, so it was muy perfecto. 

On Sunday, we went to a bull fight. Once again, we ended up getting great seats even though we bought cheap, last minute tickets! Bull fighting is not something I will never really understand, but it was really interesting and I'm glad I went. It wasn't as bloody as I had anticipated, so that was nice. The fighters were novices so it took them awhile to kill the bulls... but they got around to it eventually. 

Last night, we took our senora out for dinner as a kind of "thank you", and that was really fun. It felt good to finally be able to give a little something back to her after all she's done for us. Now I have 2 days left here, and I'm going to soak up every last drop of Spanish life. I am extremely excited to be home, but I know there are things that I will miss from here. 

When I'm home, I hope everyone will be ready to look through pictures and hear more stories! This blog has been a little taste of what has gone on here, but if you're interested, I have much, much more to show and to tell you. :)