First day of school

Today was my first day of classes! It went pretty well, I think. I went to Phonetics and Conversation, Grammar, and Advanced Flamenco Communication. I met some nice people in each class I had today, which made my first day at the university even more pleasant. I'm pretty sure I want to keep Phonetics and Grammar, I really liked both professors and they look like interesting classes. The Grammar prof talked about linguistics today, so I think he's going to incorporate some aspects of that into the class, which I think I'm going to like. I'll probably drop the Advanced Flamenco Communication. It looks like an amazing class and the professor is very engaging, but it's faster-paced and I have trouble understanding him. I've been an overachiever my whole life, and I think by this point I'm allowed to give myself a bit of a break. Especially during my semester abroad. Stressing out is for California.

I have 4 more classes coming up tomorrow: Flamenco Culture, Spanish Cinema, Semantics, and Spanish Food. I'm sure I'll keep Spanish Cinema. I'll probably end up dropping Spanish Food, because it's another advanced class and it looks like it's more about the history of food rather than practical aspects, like cooking. It's also at an inconvenient time of day, which doesn't make me want it more. So I've basically chosen 3 classes, and ruled out 2, and that leaves me with one more open spot. It's probably between Flamenco Culture and Semantics. I might end up with both of them if not enough people sign up for the Grammar class and it's canceled, but I really hope that doesn't happen.

Timewise, it looks like I'll have a schedule that'll look something like this:
Mon/Wed: 11am - 1pm Phonetics, 1pm - 3pm Grammar
Tues/Thurs: 9am - 11am Flamenco Culture, 11am - 1pm Spanish Cinema, 1pm - 3pm Semantics
(I'll have to choose either Flamenco or Semantics)
Fri: 9:30am - 12:30pm required Geranios program seminar

We'll also be adding another 3-hour chunk somewhere during the week for a seminar we'll hold every other week. Probably some afternoon. I'm going to be busy.

I also, with Marc's help, figured out how to post pictures! Here's a brief description in what is hopefully the correct order:
1) me at Itálica
2) the ancient stadium at Itálica.
3) mosaics at Itálica
4) me hand-feeding wild doves
5) gorgeous gardens next to the Plaza de España
6) the Geranios group with our tour guide at the Plaza de España
7) more Plaza de España