Week 2 by Jennifer Sobierajski

After we finished our classes for the week, the entire class travelled to Sevilla, Spain. Although travelling by bus is not a thrilling experience, being able to explore the city of Sevilla was. The first thing that we did as a group was explore the Catedral de Santa María de la Sede, which is the third largest cathedral in the world. Everyone was amazed by the sky-high ceilings and how intricate the details in the walls were. Just by looking at the building, I was amazed at the creativity and how advanced the citizens of Spain had been at the time that the cathedral was built.

When time came to move on to our next adventure, we walked down a few of the tightly constructed streets of Sevilla and into a building with multiple seats aligned in a row. In less than an hour, I would be watching my first ever flamenco show! I was excited as the musicians stepped onto the stage, taking their positions in their assigned seats. The room went quiet and then abruptly erupted into a beautiful chaos of singing and instruments. It was not long after the music began that the two flamenco dancers emerged onto their stage, dancing together and slamming their feet onto the ground, creating their own music and beats as they floated across the stage. They continuously made rapid movements, and their legs moved so fast that it almost appeared as a solid blur. It was definitely a unique and amazing experience to watch.

The second day in Sevilla we were given the option of choosing our own destination since the group was so large. I decided to go with some of the other students to Real Alcázar, where part of the Game of Thrones series was filmed. Although I had not watched much of the series, it was not difficult to image it being filmed in this prestigious location. The buildings were amazing themselves, but what was even more breathtaking was the expansive garden that was located outside of it. The views from this location were some of the best that I had seen so far on this journey in Spain.