Best investment of my life: one ticket to Sevilla Football Club vs. Valencia soccer game. It was absolutely incredible. Picture: a stadium for 100,000 people, all 100,000 people standing up, 95,000 of these 100,000 people are drunken Spanish men singing and yelling at the top of their lungs. For our literature class our assignment for Monday is to learn new words relating to sports. I definitely learned some new words relating to sports. Unfortunately, I feel like those words would give my 95lb, 100 year old literature teacher a heart attack. The game was tied one to one for the entire first and second half. Then, with 43 seconds on the clock, Sevilla scored our winning goal! This of course gave rise to the biggest uproar of chanting and screaming, beating of drums and waving of all 50 enormous fan flags. The guy next to my friend John turned towards him and just started shaking him uncontrollably. I’m also pretty sure there were at least 10 crowd surfers, but amidst the chaos I couldn’t really tell. I woke up this morning with a ringing in my ears and an inability to speak, but I still proudly went to my early morning class sporting my Luis Fabiano Jersey and no regret. I don’t mean to be unpatriotic towards my school, but Sevilla soccer is UNC basketball times 100. Take notes Chapel Hill.

Second best investment of my life: Sevici year-long bike pass. I can pick up a bike for free at any stop around the city, ride it for 30 minutes, and then return it at any stop around the city. At first it was great for getting to class on time, getting to and from work, getting to the mall, etc. However, I realized that I love riding around Sevilla on bike because it is completely flat and absolutely gorgeous! Now, I take my bike anywhere and everywhere, whether I need to go somewhere or not. We have deemed our favorite path the Tour de Sevilla because it winds through small cobblestone roads and through parks and over bridges. I absolutely love it. Unfortunately it has rained all weekend so I haven’t gotten a chance to ride in a while.

Third best investment of my life: rain boots.