yesterday was my first day of actual classes. I have one class from 9-10-30 with Espe (short for Esperanza) she's really cool. And one class from 11-1 with Beatriz (she's ok I guess lol). Then I have a class from 1-3 with Carlos Guitierrez (UC teacher that came to Spain with us). So I have a pretty full day! Yesterday (Monday) we had Meditaranian Food for lunch (very very good! And basically spent the day exploring.
The architecture here is incredible. I have never really been into buildings :P but they are so gorgeous here you can't help but notice. Even the cheaper apartments are gorgeous. The cobblestone sidestreets make for a very quaint neighborhood.
Last night we had a "welcome" dinner with the school and after that went to some local bars with some of the students we had met. We had people from Calgary, Canada to Manchester, UK to Turkey! The Sangria here is incredibly delicious! It's very sweet (almost like fruit juice) but has wine, little bits of fruit, and splashes of different types of liquor. You can get it anywhere here and it's pretty inexpensive. Also the Appetizers here (called Tapas) are a big deal. People go Tapas Tasting like we go Wine Tasting. Some times it's bits of cured ham, or chicken wings, or these amazing cheezy potato croquettes!
Today I went on a solo excursion after class :) I got lunch at this littls sandwhich place and read one of the bigger newspapers there called "El Pais" (The country). Then I walked to this park and took a short sieta (oh how I love the siestas here!). Then I found out there was a Egyptian Temple located on the park! Totally random but I loved it!
Well everyone, thats all for tonight. This weekend we will be going on an excursion to Segovia. I heard the palace there is what inspired Disney to design the Castle for it's logo :)
If you would like to see all of my photos, you can see them here:
Bueno, necesito dormir, adios!
(Well, I need to sleep, good bye!)
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