No perps will get me if I'm on my bike. RIGHT??

In many well populated European cities, they have these companies that set up bike stations all over the city. When I say all over, I mean it- the stations are NEVER more than 300 meters apart. How it works is the citizens of the city can purchase a bike pass for around 25 euros, (or at least, I assume that is the going rate, that is what I paid here in Sevilla) and go to any of the bike stations, pick up a bike, use it for 30 minutes, and then put it back anywhere in the city that has a station. In Sevilla it is called a "Sevici". I am fully confident that purchasing my pass will be the best investment that I make while here in Sevilla.
Here is a picture that I found on the internet of what the stations look like:

Sorry I haven't taken my own picture yet, this one is kind of crappy. 

For those of you who I haven't talked to personally, I live in a neighborhood of the city called Nervión. It is a rockin' part of town, but for me, it is a bit out of the way from the rest of the city. Every morning for school I have to leave Pepi's house at 8:20, and I don't even start class until 9:00. I literally walk round trip to and from school for about an hour and a half every day. I hated it at first. I hadn't learned the shorter ways, I would get so tired, and I hadn't started to appreciate how beautiful my walk was.

However, I am movin' on up in the world of Sevilla. I bought a Sevici pass last week! Here is the downfall though, it takes like two weeks to process. WAHHH WAHHH. I have some righteous news though. My friend, Nick, bought a weekly pass, because he didn't feel like waiting on his real pass to come in. The best part is, that he lets me use it to meet up with everyone when we all go out together. It has been a life saver, because it cuts my travel time by like 25 minutes to get to La Plaza Nueva (place where we always meet up before we go out, because it is pretty central for everyone).

The real reason I got the pass was because of my concern for coming home late by myself. We all know that Spans stay out late, try like about 5 am. I am trying to be immersed in the culture, so I would be doing myself a disservice if I came in any earlier than that, right? Well, regardless of your opinion of my going out schedule, my friends and I stay out really late every time we go out. Walking by myself for 40ish minutes that late (or early rather) would just not be a good idea. Pepí keeps telling me not to walk by myself and whatnot, she gets so mad at me.

I am not going to take a cab every night either, I am not made of money. So, the bike is really my only option. I cannot complain though. I used Nick's week long pass all this weekend to get home. For the last three nights my most enjoyable part of the night is my ride home that takes about 20 minutes. I put in my head phones and zoom home. I. LOVE. IT. I cannot wait for my pass to come in.

Here is my favorite pic of the trip, I think. Stephanie, my roommate, took it for me. Pay special attention to the sheer joy on my face. I was seriously so pumped the first time I got to ride a Sevici.

I will keep you all posted on the matters of my Sevici riding (aka- when I wreck really badly).

I feel so blessed everyday that I am here. I think to myself, "This is so not even real. How did I get so damn lucky?" You all have to make it to Sevilla one day. I know it is a little out of the way when it comes to traveling through the Western Europe's popular cities, but I assure you that it is worth it. Thanks for reading, CHAO!