Finally I am here in Spain! It was a long day of traveling and a lot of nervous energy but I safely made it to the orientation hotel with Zoe. We managed to get a taxi from the Sevilla airport and communicate to some extent with the hotel staff. Apparently they don't have bellhops here so we struggled carrying our luggage in. We have been calling the receptionist with lots of questions about where to eat and where to buy phone cards and how to access the internet (as you can see we figured that one out). I think they may have started ignoring our calls...
Its frustrating when the Spaniards clearly have no idea what I'm trying to say in Spanish but I think thats only natural at the beginning of this experience. Its scary to just start talking, even when I know what I want to say it doesn't seem to come out right. So, after Zoe and I finally got to take a shower and nap we went out to find dinner. I think we must be in the business/apartment/bank area of Sevilla because there weren't many restaurants, let alone ones that were open on Sunday. After a little wandering we found a Chinese buffet, which was confusing to say the least. But it was fairly crowded with locals so we assumed it must be okay. Once again we tried to ask the hostess how everything work and got some blank stares and speedy responses that I couldn't understand in return. So, we are now back in our room and going to go to bed soon, and are awaiting orientation starting tomorrow! Hopefully everything will start to become easier with time and when I am less exhausted from traveling!
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