"Leaving on a jet plane" for upcoming travels

Volunteering with Miriam yesterday was particularly fun. Last time Miriam and I talked, she played flute for me, so we agreed that I would play guitar for her and sing when my voice got better. Yesterday was the first day I fully had my voice, so when we finished our hour of English conversation, we went into the room with the electric guitar and I played her some music. I have really missed playing guitar since coming to Spain. Miriam liked the guitar playing, so I'm going to try to teach her how to play "Leaving on a Jet Plane," since it has only three chords. During the middle of one of the songs I was playing, the door opened. It was Natalia (the woman who teaches English while I'm there) and one of her students, Nacho. (Yes, his name is really Nacho.) They listened for the rest of the song, and Natalia really seemed to enjoy the music. She asked me to sing more when I was done. Mercedes later told Angel that she had heard me sing at the school and that I have been hiding a very good voice. It was a good day.

This Saturday the Geranios group is taking an excursion to Granada. We'll see the Alhambra, which is supposed to be beautiful. Hillary (another Geranios student) and I are spending the night in a hostel so we can have some extra time there. Our hostel is called the Funky Backpackers Hostel, and they offer some really cool activities. One thing they do is a "tapas tour." I think that means they take you around the different tapas bars and you eat lots of tapas. I like the sound of it. I'll post an update after that happens.

There's a program here called DiscoverSevilla that takes American students on trips. They're doing a beach weekend in Lagos, Portugal, and I think I'm going to sign up. Hillary is already signed up, so we'll be able to share a room and spend the weekend in Portugal together. This should be a really amazing trip, and will probably be my biggest one before I leave Sevilla.

The plans for my two weeks in Europe with Marc at the end of the semester are solidifying. We now have almost all our transportation set up, and my dad has helped us find some hotels. We'll be visiting Madrid, Paris, Venice, Florence, and Rome. This will be our first time in most of the cities we're going to. I'm very excited about the trip, I think it'll be a great end to the semester.

Pictures:
Almost all of these were taken at the Plaza de España and the Parque de María Louisa. It was a gorgeous day, so I took a walk. This place is about 20 minutes from my house. The last picture is in a little playground by my house where the family walks the dogs. All the walls are completely covered in graffitti. I took more pictures, but this one was my favorite.