our program went to portugal for 4 days, and it was amazing. we visited el palacio nacional and castelo dos mouros in sintra, explored cathedrals, castles, h&m, and bomb portuguese and indian restaurants in lisbon, and toured the monasteries and monuments in belem. brilliance. saque muchos fotos.
i've also photographically recorded carnaval. it's how i pictured hell on earth (i don't use this phrase in an entirely negative way; rather, in the hedonistic, "why not? when in spain..." sense): every corner of every street and every plaza stuffed with people in costume partaking in all sorts of vices. it's been really fun. i wonder what re-entering the world of going to bed while it's still dark, waking up before lunch, and maintaining some sort of academic and personal responsibility will be like :)
classes begin tomorrow. we had a trial week before portugal, and it's time for the real thing. i'll be taking: linguistics (with a professor who has the THICKEST andalucian accent i've ever heard aside from my host dad), translation, language 4, literature, history of spain in the americas, and hopefully history of spain. wish me luck!
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