This picture was taken at a traditional Andalusian Flamenco show. Flamenco is a type of song, dance, and instrumentals that originated in the south of Spain. The flamenco dancer wore “traje de flamenco”, the traditional long dress which she held just below her knees so that we could see her intricate footsteps. Before she even stood to perform the dance, a man sang while another man played the guitar. The flamenco music was extremely passionate and heartfelt and it was evident that the three performers really connected to the art form. The flamenco dancer never missed a beat as her feet were perfectly in unison to the beat of the guitar and of the other mans claps. The most impressive part of the dance was how stiff her upper body was as she moved her feet so rapidly.
These are two extremely common foods in southern Spain: gazpacho and salmorejo. Both are cold soups with a tomato base. Gazpacho has a mix of other vegetables whereas Salmorejo is tomato blended with bread. Gazpacho was commonly served in a cup whereas Salmorejo was commonly seen in a bowl with garnishes.
These pictures were taken at the market of las setas. Las setas is a huge architectural walk-way and monument that attracts tourists, located in the middle of one of the plazas. The open air market is located underground Las Setas. As shown in the picture, Spaniards value fresh foods and prefer to see the entire fish, piece of meat, etc. I saw very few processed foods while in Seville in comparison to in the U.S. The second picture shows the map of the market and just how large it is with a fresh fruit section, fresh vegetable section, spices, meat, seafood, and more.
The tussam was my mode of transportation during my semester abroad. The above ground tram had 5 stops, the first being right near my homestay and the last being at the CIEE center where I took half of my classes. All along the way, the tussam passed by a lot of tourist attractions such as the Alcazar, Plaza de España, and Plaza Nuevo. I had a tussam card and each ride costed around 70 cents. The tussam was an extremely fast and convenient mode of transportation.
This is an example of a piece of work from my favorite class that I took abroad, Andalucian Art history. During class we learned about different Andalucian artists. After learning about two weeks worth of content, we would visit museums that contained paintings from the artists that we were studying. For example, we visited El Museo de Bellas Artes, Hospital de la Caridad, and many more. It was incredible to learn about each artists unique style and life story and then get to see their works hung in infamous museums and bring the classroom material into the real world.