Yesterday was one of the weirdest days of my entire life. If you think being sick is bad, try being sick in another country, thousands of miles away from anything familiar or comforting. Gracia has been so wonderful and caring to me, though, making sure that I'm taking my medicine and always asking how I'm doing. However, she keeps insisting that I drink more milk with honey - something that at one point I loved, I now become nauseous thinking about.
Long story short, I pulled a Grandpa Joe and got out of bed and ready to go out and see the world! Apparently it's very impolite to not wear shoes in a Spanish house - everyone either wears shoes or zapatillas (house shoes). Gracia let me borrow some of her very beautiful flowery shoes, but seeing as though I didn't want to be the next karate kid, I opted to go buy a new pair of my own.
Sevilla is a pretty amazing city. I obviously haven't gotten to explore it hardly at all yet, but can already tell that I'm going to love it here. The 70 degree weather doesn't hurt, either.
Here's a picture of La Plaza de España, my favorite spot in Sevilla so far. Built in the 1920's for the World's Fair, the plaza is surrounded by a beautiful park that I hope to run through in the mornings and spend quiet times at on a weekly basis. It was also the spot where scenes of Star Wars Episode 2 was filmed.
Brad.
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ReplyDeleteHey Brad, glad to know you have a "golden twinkle" back in your eyes and you're back on your feet. Did you see that smile on Jeremy H's face? That's the smile I'm smiling times 10! But, as your mother, I do have to say, Don't overdo it! Loving you
ReplyDeleteI had deleted my comment because I had misspelled a word, don't want anyone to think you don't have an Aunt as smart as you. I am glad you are feeling better. Got a chuckle thinking of you like Grandpa Joe up and around with flowered slippers. Love ya, and so enjoying your blog updates.
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