A little teacher present.

I don't wear tube dresses to school. 

Just so we're clear.

What I love about Sevilla....

Buildings of all the colors of the rainbow

the fact that I am an 1 1/2 away from this school...

 and from this...

How this is perfectly acceptable, apparently.

A lady on the street told me she actually saw him having breakfast. 

I was going to give him the benefit of the doubt. 

Free guiri shows

Spontaneous pasos

just another day in the neighborhood.

Mantecado season!

the barrio. without the marching band and virgin. 

Sunday morning art in the plaza

A few shots from mi movil

Sevilla is wonderful. The weather is fantastic. The people are lively. 

The environment makes you feel alive just by walking down a street. 

I hope many of you can come visit and TAKE ADVANTAGE of this once in a lifetime offer of coming to one of the most beautiful cities that exists. 

I have an extra mattress :)

Por fin, Sevilla

More to come, after I find an apartment!

Red, White, and Blue.

Some of my favorite things...

I've been gone for awhile now and wanted to write a list of all the people (&things) I've missed. 

Can't wait to see you all so soon - and do & go to any of the mentioned things below :)

miss this smile and my lui

Can't wait to play some board games with these two :) missed you j9

I don't even know these people

I miss sitting and drinking coffee with this one. More than you know

Sandlot

Keeping it weird with Anna Laura and Andrew

Normalcy with my family

(real) beer and artful dodger.

I miss little grill more than everything else. Let's be honest - so would you.

Charlottesville dates & Krista Jones

Coffee dates & Marangelie

These kids are cooler than I will ever be and I miss living with them.

Roomie. Miss these days and miss our time together.

You make me look whiter than I think I am. Miss you Lamay

MO MO

I just like how this picture feels like summer to me. 

Lunch time with lui.

missed this little fire cracker

I don't miss this day but I've missed Mandy Prigel/Castillo.

Sunrises/Sunsets at Reddish Knob

Last days at IES La Roda...

Oh man, school is over. 

That's always the happiest day of the year - the day you walk out of school and don't have to go back, at least till the new year.

This is not how I felt. 

With every bye to each kid on their way out of the  door, my goodbyes got shorter and shorter... 

"Que te vayas bien, adios guapo, nos vemos pronto" to "hasta luego guapo" to "adios" to just no words and just two kisses on the cheeks. I found myself choked up quicker than I thought I would be. It wasn't until my 2 de eso Bilingual class came and all started just waving and walking bye and I said, um hold up. Then they all stopped and yelled nooooooo and swarmed my sides and I felt gigantic and then that was it. I was a gonner and had a huge 2nd bilingual group hug. 

I loved my school this year. It was a fantastic year that I could and will never forget. I've learned more than I can even appreciate right now and owe the world to many patient and truly loving people.

(some of) my second bilingual math class

Fourth Bilingual Math class

(some of my) first level bilingual math class

First level bilingual math class

Second level non bilingual english class

All of second level - bilingual and non bilingual

Preciousness from third level bilingual

Third level bilingual - I had them for english and math

First level non bilingual english class - the bad boys

First level Non bilingual english class

This is Juan.

He is the man.

I don't actually know what he is saying the majority of the time which isn't my lack of my spanish, it's because he makes up words. I think he's great tho. Also thought he hated me for the first couple of weeks. But we soon realized that just wasn't true. 

He makes copies and locks up stuff. We talk about when we have to go to the grocery store a lot. Sometimes I'd see him there.

The dynamic father and daughter duo of breakfast time.  I love these two. Not just because of that fact that till this day I haven't found a better place for a cafe con leche and una media con tomate y aceite, but that they were always the kindest people, every day. 

And, Manolo wants me to marry his son.... probably not gonna happen but I found it as a compliment. 

 We were given a BEAUTIFUL book of all an the Andalucian towns, shown with amazing photography. I think they realized we really like photography because of the huge camera's that Sam and I always haul around.

here's a link to Sam's blog - she's got a way with fotos :)

http://sas-seville.blogspot.com/

you know, dancing Sevillanas in the teacher's lounge. totally normal.

I love my school.

I will miss them immensely. 

Especially one day when I think back on how this has been the best job I have ever had. 

Also, the least stressful. 
I hope in the year to come I can visit often (especially because I'll be teaching in Seville capital), and be able to sneak in a class or two, or all of them, and see them. Be able to go to my fav cafe for the best breakfast on the earth. And talk Supermercado with Juan.