Emily in Spain: Heat wave!

Those chilly, rainy February days are long gone. This week Sevilla has been under attack by the heat wave!

Monday I walked to El Centro after class to get some souveniers. The walk there was beautiful-- hot and sunny, and I had my iPod for background music. After searching Barrio Santa Cruz for the perfect pottery, buying it, and leaving with what felt like a 25-pound bag of gifts, I was definitely feelin' the heat.

The bedroom windows were thrown open, and the breezes were freely flowing into my room Monday. It felt great.

Tuesday was the same heat.

Wednesday Megan, Kevin and I went out to lunch (the kebab place was closed :( so we got Dominos instead haha because it was the closest place) and then went to Pedalquivir!

Pedalquivir (a mix of pedalboat and Guadalquivir-- how clever) is a really cool bar that floats on the river and rents out boats! I had gone there before for drinks and renting a boat always looked fun. I read that it was 15 euros to rent a boat, but ours was 20. Still not bad. We paid about 7 euros each for an hour trip.

This is yours truly with Calle Betis (bar street) in the background. It was such a beautiful day to float on the back of a pedal boat and dip my feet into Spain's Guadalquivir! If I had my bathing suit on and didn't have class and tutoring after, I may have just jumped in.

We had so much fun boating. I would definitely do it again. We might do it once more during finals week and bring some tintos de verano with us next time!!

After class (we made it from the beginning of mankind to Franco's dictatorship in 4 weeks! Impressive.) I went to tutor Gabriela again. Her mom met me at the door and said Gabriela was at the park and for me to meet her there.

When I arrived she was playing with her friends (in this crazy heat) and did not seem interested in speaking any English with me. I felt so awkward.. literally like the loner at the playground. I knew I was there to speak to her, so I tried to walk over and talk a little but she obviously just wanted to play with her friends! But then I felt guilty standing there watching her because her nanny was there watching her too, so it was really unnecessary for me to be there.

Eventually we went to another park and then home where she brightened up. I tell ya though, I was about to leave the park and come back another day!

Tomorrow I am going to Lagos, Portugal for a beach weekend :). I encourage you to Google Image search that up! It looks amazing. I am very excited.

Tonight I am trying to get a lot of work done in preparation for next week, when I have 2 papers due. Obviously I am going to be writing zero papers while in Lagos.

Will update more after my beach weekend!! Vivo la vida aqui. I live the life here.

Hasta luego! :)