Jet Lag, España, and many Airports

After 28 hours in airplanes and airports, 4 plane connections and 2 long layovers I finally made it to Europe! It has been so worth it. My 1st leg of the trip has been Spain! First Málaga then Sevilla and they have both been great cities. In Sevilla I got to see a typical Spanish bull fight in the Plaza Del Torres as well as visit the queens gardens and palace in Sevilla. The bull fight is very cultural to Spain and was rather gruesome and violent but yet still interesting as the Spanish people were very excited about it. Many spectators were tourists as well. Málaga and Sevilla have both been extremely hot so far, but have been nice nonetheless. I've gotten to see some family in Málaga and my good friend of many years, Julia in Sevilla. I'm quickly learning the ways of a traveler with planes, trains, and busses. I am now back in the airport making my way to Barcelona to join my cousin and friend again and then we will continue our adventures in Italy. Pisa, Florence, and Venice. I'm very thankful that I have taken Spanish in the past as its been a really cool experience to speak Spanish to people here and many people don't know very much English anyways. I am already feeling cultured and learning new things all the time. Europe is also neat in that many different countries are all so close, so you experience many different people no matter what country you may be in. Staying in Sevilla was my first hostel experience and went well. The place was nice and the people were helpful (only in Spanish though). However, moving forward I'm glad I elected to get
My own room in future hostels. Spain gave me a lot of what I expected from Europe, narrow roads, Cafes everywhere, a lot of sidewalk seating. It's really been awesome so far and the Spanish culture was so nice to be the first place I visit. They very much run on "Spanish time" and are very laid back. People will sit out on sidewalk seating at bars and Cafes and simply drink and eat a small merienda for many hours. I also got to meets friend Julia's host family which was a really neat experience. Her host mom made us a traditional Spanish dinner consisting of tapas and Cruzcampo (beer). We sat and ate and talked well into the night and I learned a lot and found it really cool to be able to talk to and communicate with them. It goes to show how much you can broaden your horizons knowing a foreign language. That about sums up my trip for now. I'm about to start boarding for Barcelona. Adiós Sevilla!