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Still not sure if I like this layout.  Oh well.

I guess, since it's midnight, today is the first day of what could possibly be the best thing to happen to me.  In a few hours, I get on a plane and head off to start my 5-month stay in Sevilla, Spain.  Sevilla is the capital of the southern province (or rather, Autonomous Community, as they call it) of Andalucia, which takes up the majority of the southern edge of Spain.  (It's the big yellow region at the bottom, in case the print is too small to read.)

From what I hear, Sevilla is a pretty huge city, but I guess I won't know for sure till I get there, provided I do get there.  With all the ice that we've had, and all the snow up in Philly (from where my connecting flight takes off), it could be that the flight could be delayed or cancelled, both of which would be very bad since we're supposed to be in Sevilla before a certain time. Hopefully everything will work out for the better.

In the meantime, I'm only two parts away from finishing The New Spaniards, by John Hooper, which is pretty interesting, if not incredibly laborious to read.  I guess that'll be saved for the plane.

I'm sure that when I land, I will have something else to say, but I guess that's it for now for background info.  I'll try and stick to this blog as much as I can because it could be my only way of communication with anyone in the States (aside from e-mail/Skype).  Anyway, that's it for now, and I'll see you guys in a few months.

Ciao,

Nico