¡joder!

my new favorite word. that and "de puta madre", which literally means "of the bitch mom". But it is most comparable to "that's the shit" in English. kind of gross/weird, but a widely used phrase here in Spain. bahhhh. let's see. So I've spent one night at my homestay. I live with a señora and her two sons along with another student Spanish who's studying in Sevilla. The boys are all between 17 and 19 so they basically sit on the couch watching fútbol (or soccer for us backwards americans) and yelling obscenities in Spanish that have trouble understanding. I also have a roommate, another student in my program from Mississippi. She's adorable and has the cutest southern drawl. (Betsy if you're reading this, ¡te quiero!)

bars here are really fun and pretty chill, there are a ton of them right near where my homestay is so that's really useful. i haven't been to a discoteca yet but i'm planning on going pretty soon, get my groove on! I'm getting to know the people on my program a little better, slowly but surely. there are lot of state university kids from oregon and wisconsin, but they're all pretty cool. so far, so good here in españa. Although...it might take me a month to navigate my way around the city. it's smaller than madrid but it's so fucking confusing. everything is down little alleyways and side streets and it really does feel like a maze. but hopefully i'll figure it out eventually. i guess there really isn't a downside- on every corner there's at least 1 bar that serves 1 euro beers and glasses of tinto de verano, which is basically cheap red wine and sprite. my kind of drink! still have yet to find those 1 euro bottles of wine though...amanda parker, i dedicate my first bottle to you. salud.

viva la vida.