Blogs from Madrid, District of Madrid, Spain, Europe - page 102

Wow. Paris is cool. Our three day weekend was amazingly well spent considering the last minute plannage that went into making it happen. We managed to see and do a lot considering how little time we had there. I really enjoyed it and immediately fell in love with the city regardless that it was only sunny for about 5 hours total during our trip. We also managed pretty well considering what little to no French we know and everyone we met was very friendly and willing to help out. I want to try to keep this as short and simple as possible due to the amount we did, so I've broken up our trip into our three days. Being concise about my adventures though isn't really my style, so bare with me if I dive into ... read more

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy halloween! It's a pretty relaxing week for me, because I have Thursday off since it's a holiday here in Spain. This means I have a 4 day weekend! Plus today I only have 1 class. I got paid from one of my companies today, so it's nice to have some extra spending cash! Tomorrow night my friends and I are all having a big halloween get together sort of thing. we a We are beginning to make initial plans for Morrocco. We have bought the tickets already, but now we all must plan where we want to go and what kinds of things we would like to see. We'll be there for 10 days, so I think that will be suficient time to be able to see a lot ... read more

After another weekend in Madrid, I’m enjoying the tranquil life in Segovia. Iñigo came to pick me up in Segovia on Friday, and we went to Madrid to celebrate his friend’s birthday. I got to meet all “the guys,” each one a distinct and amusing character, but all very courteous as well. Although I was the only girl in the group, they made sure to make me feel comfortable and included. We lounged around a bit on Saturday, and then Iñigo cooked me dinner at his house. I was pretty impressed with his knowledge in the kitchen! Later that afternoon I went to watch his soccer game at a field in South Madrid. He plays on a league with all his friends, which made it that much more fun because I already knew everybody. I sat ... read more

Hello, hello! These past few weeks have been so nice! I've finally gotten a chance to settle into a schedule, do some running, and to meander through Madrid. I'll take a boring moment to run through my classes that are finally in full swing. I'm taking Mediterranean Art History, Mediterranean Politics, a Mediterranean seminar (at least 8 hours a week.. yuck), and Spanish. So far, so good. I really like my professors so all of the classes are easy to bear. Tomorrow we're going to the Prado for the second time with my art professor so she can talk to us about each painting instead of flipping through slides. My politics class is focused completely on Islam in politics and the main question for the semester is: "Does Islam block democracy?" I can't even begin to ... read more