Mi amiga Amy

At the river with the Isabel II bridge in the background

On Friday, I got cut loose from my little translating job. What a relief! They may call me after the April Feria (when they’re busiest), but they really just needed me for a couple of weeks this go ‘round. The timing was great because our good friend Amy arrived over the weekend and I’ve had time this week to enjoy her.

During my freshman year at college, Amy lived in the dorm room next to me. We’ve been tight ever since. This week we even acted like we were still in college a few times. (Especially yesterday when our CRAZY Girl’s Night Out ended around 4am.) Amy spent a semester in Madrid during college, so she’s well aware of how awesome this country is. We’ve had the pleasure of introducing her to some special Sevilliano stuff that she never got to enjoy. For example: picos (little crackers you get with your tapas), our cute local bar, Elefunk, tinto de verano, salmorejo, ron con miel and Semana Santa preparations.

We’ve also enjoyed those fundamentally Spanish things like the game show Pasapalabra, ubiquitous man mullets, plazas and tortilla española. Amy has a way of charming everyone she meets, so our experiences at our usual haunts are even more fun with her. One normally-grumpy waiter gave her a nice menu to take home and one bartender gave her a detailed description of how he cuts his own mullet.

Enjoying some Cruzcampo At Bar Alfalfa

We went to mass at our local church on Sunday, and we got to see several platforms and statues that are being stored inside the church for Semana Santa. These platforms are incredibly ornate, covered in silver, and filled with candles and a life-size statue of Jesus or Mary usually. Quite impressive. During the actual pasos (processions) I doubt Brad and I will be able to get anywhere near these platforms because every street will be filled with people.

A tiny portion of one platform

Amy explored the entire city while Brad was at the archive and I was at class. She has a few more days here, and we might just take a trip somewhere . . . Why not? We know for sure that Amy has made an impression on Sevilla.