A weekend at "home"

I feel as if I´m in Sevilla, but I know what I´m doing... I feel as if I am finally comfortable with the people I am around, the place I am in, and the things that I am learning. Let me tell you, I am learning a lot. I´m not just talking about Spanish, but I´m learning a lot about myself and other people. This weekend, a bunch of people went to Cadíz, a local beach, but I decided that my time and money would be better spent at home. I spent the weekend walking around Sevilla, getting to know everything about it. I went to the famous Plaza de España and took lots of pitures. I have started to meet new friends, Spanish friends, and hang out with them. I met a lady walking home from school who said we could come over and practive our Spanish. She lives just two blocks from me. Also, Maggie and I met a guy who plays baseball in Spain, but he´s from the Dominican Republic, and he wants to hang out with us too. Also, I have met some friends at work that want to hang out and do an intercambio of English and Spanish. I finally walked to school, and it took me 53 minutes, and I walked really fast.

Other culture changes

-When buying fruit, they ring up the fruit at that part of the store, not when you pay
-When you are dating someone, you wear a ring on your ring finger of your left hand. When you get married, the ring moves to your left hand.
-Mini-Coopers are a regular sized car here.... I have only seen 1 truck since I have been in Spain.
-Crosswalks are used. Only cross the street at a crosswalk, unless you want to get hit. Also, the stoplights are low, so people roll all the way up to them. There is no 20 foot behind the stoplight rule in Spain. This is why you stick to the crosswalks.

More later. I´m off to work!