"Somewhere along the line I knew there'd be girls, visions everything; somewhere along the line the pearl would be handed to me." - Jack Kerouac, On the Road
The last time I typed this quote in a blog entry was about a month into my freshman year of college. Those wonderfully overwhelming weeks of navigating through a new environment bursting with potential. Here in Sevilla, I'm feeling the same sort of elation that I felt when I finally brushed aside my disappointment at being so close to home and realized that Maryland would be a wonderful opportunity for me. (And also before I made all those missteps.)
On Monday I went to a Flamenco lesson with Allison. Obviously, I was the only male in the class. It was a lot of fun, but it was difficult. The teacher moved very quickly. She was really nice though. We covered a lot of stuff that I've definitely already forgotten. I probably won't continue because it's on Monday nights when I have 6 hours of classes, but it was cool to try it out once.
Tuesday was a busy day. We went to Solchasers after Spanish class to book our Morocco trip, and then to DiscoverSevilla to book our Gibraltar trip and our Doñana trip. After that I took a nap before going on a dry run to make sure I knew how to find the tango place. It was kind of far, but I was able to make it there. The actual lesson was fun--it was just the basic starter lesson with posture and walking and a box, but my friends seemed to enjoy it. Agapi was nice again, and definitely speaks more English than she had let on during flamenco. The guy was good too. I was in such a good mood after the tango lesson because everyone had fun. If any of them continue I'll consider it a success, and if I can get one or two to a milonga, it'll just be awesome. Later that night I downloaded a bunch of new tango music because I was such in a tango mood.
Tonight starts my first 3 day weekend (of many) in Seville, and I have no plans (most other weekends involve traveling). We'll see how this goes...but I'm sure that the city has something in store.
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