Hola! It’s beautiful and sunny outside, grateful for warm days and warm feelings. As part of the Seville program we are linked with speaking partners who are interested in practising English while helping us improve our Spanish. I started chatting with my speaking partner on Facebook a couple of weeks ago. We were trying to arrange our first meeting, but we pumped into each other before that.
One day at the center she walked up to me with a huge smile and asked “Do you know me?” With a hesitant expression on my face I said no, and she went ahead and introduced herself. Oops! So we both laughed at this awkward moment. We were both rushing to class, but from that one minute encounter I knew this is going be a fun experience. Since then we have met three times and every time we have a blast. She has become my older sis and we enjoy the same jokes and activities. She always comes up with cool activities for each meeting. Ten points for my speaking partner! She is also very encouraging and it’s amazing that I can have natural conversations and share jokes with her in Spanish, a great way to improve my spoken Spanish.
My speaking partner and I at the Metropol Parasol, a large wooden structure commonly known as the mushroom, since it’s shaped and looks like a gigantic mushroom. The lower levels of the structure contain an archaeological museum and a public plaza. In this picture we were inside the elevator on our way to the rooftop of the parasol where there are winding walkways that lead to a platform with an awesome view over the city.
On my way to the top.
Roman ruins at the lower level.