GREETINGS FROM SEVILLA

Date: Sep 3, 2006 10:54 PM
Subject: Greetings From Sevilla
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Hi guys-

This communique is coming direct from my apartment in Seville, my
roommate, Tristan, and I finally figured out how to get the internet
working. Tristan’s a Kiwi…can’t seem to stay away from those rugby
playing, marmite-eating, island people. Cool guy, doing the CELTA
(Cambridge English Language Teaching A…(forgot what the A stands
for) yup English Teaching School Thing…we’re doing it together,
and are enjoying our first Saturday after a demoralizing week of
teaching..eight hours of lecture each day + (Three, Hour-Long Lessons
where I actually teach students) full of assessment, positive and
critical feedback, lesson-planning, copy machine-using, appropriate
methodology researching, explaining to students why I, a native
English speaker, should know what a gerund is, but obviously
don’t…don’t worry, I figured it out, in front of class, “Eeesnt a
jairuund a burb dat ees acheteeng liike a nawn, Senor Shaan?”…”ahem.
Yes Antonio..that is absolutely correct..moving on.”

Really enjoying Seville. Its a proper city, but easy to forget you’re
in a city…the old town is beautiful, the architecture and city form
is heavily influenced by the Moors (Islamic civilization who was here
a long time ago, but built such beautiful mosques and cities, the
Church couldn’t destroy them, so they took the Islamic ‘Moons’ off the
top of the Mosques, put up some Crucafixes..and.presto
chango…Southern Spain!) Its gorgeous, here, really unique.

Just wanted to give a “I’m fine, and doing well, and settled (for the
next three weeks anyway) nicely here in Seville

I’ve added some more photos to my album…check them out here:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=5hfwaq5.974paiuh&x=0&y=lqpdf2

Odelay
Shaan