Saturday morning I had to wake up early, (okay, well early for me and most Sevillanos on a Saturday), to meet people from my program for a tour of Las Ruinas de Romas de Ítalica. Due to this I stayed in for the night and ended up watching a movie with my host sister and her boyfriend. It was a lot of fun, even though I barely understood the dialogue and only got the basic storyline because I had looked it up online before the movie started. I would be interested to watch the movie before I leave and see how much I can understand...
Anyways, Ítalica is located about a fifteen minute drive outside of the city and even though it was a short drive I still really enjoyed it. I never realized that surrounding the city of Sevilla there are farms and a lot of green area, which is something that the city lacks, at least the areas that I have gotten to explore.
This trip was last minute for me and I didn't really know what to expect. As I was walking to the meeting point I thought the trip was going to be kind of pointless because it was extremely foggy and was getting worse. When we first arrived at Ítalica there was a lot of fog but within five minutes of starting our tour it started to clear up. It ended up being an extremely nice and sunny day, perfect for seeing the ruins and the beautiful land around them. The ruins were extremely cool and my guide was great and really enthusiastic and finished the tour early enough so that we could explore the amphitheater on our own for a little bit.
After waking up early and exploring Ítalica, I headed back to my place for another delicious meal with my host family. Then I was off to explore more of the city. This time I headed to the Flamenco museum and afterwards my friends and just walked around the city. We shopped a little bit and then got gelato, which like all of the food here in Sevilla, was amazing.
Even though I have only been in Sevilla for 12 days, I hadn't really had time to relax. There's always been somewhere to go and I was starting to get exhausted already. That is why I decided to have Sunday be a calm and relaxing day, except for the homework that I needed to complete (there's that 'studying' part that I sometimes forget about). I am so glad that I took a day to relax because I really needed it and I feel so much better and more prepared for the crazy-busy week I have ahead of me.
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