It continued to rain (it rained for 8 days straight) and midterms were Wednesday and Thursday. I tried to force myself to study but somehow always found a distraction. In the end, it was better that way since all of my midterms ended up being a complete JOKE. That didn't change the fact that I am glad they are over and also know now how much effort I need to put in for finals. Thus, Michelle - 1, this week - 0.
It was especially convenient that we ended midterms on Thursday - St. Patty's Day. The Irish pub right by the business school had an all day party...so we got there around 7pm and started doing as the Irish do and drank us some beers, shots of Jameson, ate some Doner Kebob (delicious) and celebrated the night away. Michelle - 2, this week - 0.
Was planning on having a productive/relaxing day on Friday - catching up on all my shows I missed throughout the week due to "studying" for finals, ordering my cap/gown (craziness), and going for a run after lunch. Instead, I decided to watch my shows and online shop. My senora didn't make lunch until 4pm and by that time, we had made plans to go to "Festival de Primavera" - a huge music festival on the other side of town. While there, it appeared that we were the only Americans there (a rare occurrence) and drank tinto de veranos that were almost the size of our heads while listening to Spanish hippie music. Then we went to get some dinner in El Centro. Obviously, Michelle - 3, this week - 0.
Saturday was pure goodness. Woke up and met some friends early in the AM to head to the park and take advantage of the beautiful day. We laid out (nearly 90 degrees out), drank some wine and played cards...until 8pm. We then went to get more Kebob for dinner and hung out at a homestay, created another version of "Jungle Juice", watched the Madrid futbol game and called it a night. Michelle - 4, this week - 0.
Went to bed early Saturday night since I had signed up for a 9 mile senderismo (hike) Sunday morning. We departed Sevilla at 9am en route to Huelva - a small province north of Sevilla. We hiked (up-hill, down-hill, in the mud, in the sand) under the warmth of the sun for 5 hours (9 miles with breaks, lunch and picture taking time). The scenery and the weather were perfect and we couldn't have asked for a better day...and plus, worked off some of those chocolates that mom sent :) Final score: Michelle - 5, this week - 0.
So basically, DJ Khaled said it best when he said, "All I do is win, win, win, no matter what"....let's see what else Sevilla will try to throw at me this week :)
xoxo
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