So it has almost been an entire month of living in Madrid, and i finally have decided to keep a blog. This last month has been quite interesting, and actually harder than i thought. I was quite surprised by how difficult it was for me to leave my friends and family, and the long trip here did not help. But luckily for me, my host family is amazing and I get along well with my roommate.
I met Ubah my closest friend here literally right after my flight, Roberto from ISA was sent to meet us both at the airport and we have been friends ever since. We also met Yuko that same day while heading to a bus tour with ISA.
It has been hard for me to get comfortable here, because i feel like i always have to be on the look out for thieves and weird people on the street. I take the metro everywhere, and it takes me almost an hour to get to school everyday. I have had two teachers for this intensive month and their both super nice, it is all conversational even the grammar class.
I have already started to loose weight becuase i eat a lot less here, and i live on the fifth floor much less all the walking we do on a daily basis. My family eats very healthy, the one thing i miss the most is breakfast!!!
Skype has gotten me through, being able to talk to my family and friends back home :) can't wait to see everybody in December!!! I can't belive it has only been a month, i feel like i have learned so much already and my spanish is improving!
*Things I've learned*
+don't stand on the Left side of escalators
+dont' say hi to strangers
+people stare all the time, and it's normal
+common for couples not to get married
+people stay out till 3-6am everyday
+police officers are wayyy cuter in Spain
+be careful dancing with Spanish men, they'll try to kiss you
Before checking out the strike, I went with my host family to see this Argentian Tango Performance, they were soo good! It was the same couple, but of course the girl had a different dress for every song. There has been a huge tent in Plaza Mayor for the last week, and there are tons of little tables inside all selling Argentian stuff from food to purses and figurines.
So today we did not have to go to school because of the strike going on in Madrid. I was kinda afraid of this, but I did venture out to Puerta de Sol to check out the strike and was surprised to see not much going on. People had banners and whistles but it was actually safe and uneventful.
