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It is incredible being back here in Sevilla.  It all seems so fresh in my mind... like I never left.  In a city that is over 2000 years old, I guess things just don't change too often.

The amount of paperwork I have to fill out seems like a full time job.  Residency cards, bank accounts, lease agreements, cell phone contracts, and much more... It's worth it though.  Being back in the city I fell in love with a year and a half ago is priceless.  The people here are so precious and kind.  Ashley, my roomy, and I went to our old school and they welcomed us with open arms.  The director said come back anytime, this is your home.  AKA I have WiFi and printing capabilities in the city center. SWEET!

My day of travelling was incredible.  It started with free extra poundage, luggage, and gate passes for my parents.  We had to sprint across the airport in Madrid to catch our flight in 20 min, but made it luggage or not. I got my final piece of lost luggage today. Of course it was the one with all my clothes, thankfully I had too much stuff to fit it in that suitcase so I had one set of clothes in my carry on. ANYHOO...

We are looking at a place to live tomorrow and it should work out.  It is in a shnazzy part of town so we will be surrounded by nice people and safe resturaunts, stores ect. I am supposed to be going to tapas at 9:30pm and it is 9:33 so I better run. 

Be back with updates soon!

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...

For those of you who have ever been to Sevilla, Spain, you know why I named this blog NO8DO.  But… for those of you who have not, here is a little background:

As you walk down the narrow streets of Sevilla you will see this city motto inscribed on bus stops, fire hydrants, benches, taxis, and monuments.  NO8DO is a rebus.  The figure eight in the middle is actually a skein which translated into Spanish is “medeja.”  The emblem read exactly as written would then read No medeja do which means absolutely nothing.  BUT say it ten times fast and it sounds remarkable like “No me ha dejado” which translated into English is “She (Sevilla) will never leave me.”

As I am a closet romantic and self proclaimed history buff I wanted to check out the tale behind this enchanting motto.  Apparently, King Alfonso X son of Ferdinand of Castile had a greedy and irreverent son Sancho.  As King Alfonso X grew older and his eldest son died, Sancho began his quest for the throne.  Sevilla was one of only 3 cities in Spain who stayed loyal to the rightful King Alfonso X.  Thus, he gave them this motto in recognition of their devotion. NO8DO

For now, I am in Denver.  My last day in the US for a while… I have a new niece Jada Violet who is the most adorable little girl I have ever seen.  Who knew something so small and precious could capture the hearts of my entire family in 5 days.  Typically she is sleeping, crying, eating and pooping, but sometimes she just stares at us and it is so captivating we don’t dare look away.

Well, I’m signing off… I need to spend time with the little bean.  See you next time in Spain!