Immensity

Tomorrow we go to Córdoba!  We will visit La Mesquita there, which is the mosque that started construction in the 8th Century.  I've been learning about it in my Spanish art history course, so it will be so cool to get to actually experience it!  When the muslims invaded Spain in 711, they established their capital in Córdoba, and as such it is a place very full of history! (though those places aren't difficult to find around here)

I've begun planning some trips around Europe and the area, which is so exciting!  My first one is next weekend, and will be to Morocco!

Something I'm learning while here is about how small my world is.  Everything seems so big and important to me.  But the other day I sat in a park staring at a tree with roots that were partially above ground.  The part above ground was almost to my waist!  That tree has been around for hundreds of years!  Kind of puts things in perspective.

Sevilla is an incredible city.  There is always something new to discover, and I will forever be in love with the Guadalquivir that I walk across every day to class.

This is a photo I took tonight as I walked to a place I hadn't yet been on the edge of the river. 

I did manage to watch (some of) the Superbowl!  Kickoff was at midnight-thirty here, so I only made it through halftime.  I went to a bar that had advertised that they were streaming it and it was FULL of Americans studying abroad.  Some people had been there since 5pm!

Sunday I visited the Cathedral in Sevilla and wow.  It was beyond incredible!  The art, architecture, immensity of everything, it was breathtaking.  

I am so thankful to be here in Sevilla and with this wonderful friend and fellow Jubileean! It's such a blessing to have a bit of Covenant and the familiar with me here in Spain.