first day of school tomorrow!!!!

Funny little choir in the park on a rainy day! I was the annoying runner taking a photo..haha

It's been HOT weather until two days ago and its been kinda rainy and cold. But beautiful rain sounds the first night at my apartment when I was failing asleep.:))))))

I went running in Retiro Park...350 acres! It started sprinkling..then POURING!!

I finally made it back to my place and was drenched. haha. The park is beautiful. There are tons of people that rollerblade..haha One of the first nights near my hostel in the middle of the center there were stunt skaters jumping over at least 5 people laying down. CRAY.

So the search for apartment is over!:)) Found a place near the train station that I will take to work! My flat mates are two girls from Virginia in my same program. I wanted to live with people that spoke spanish but I think it will be nice at least to be able to deal with culture shock, homesickness and everything together. They are so sweet, caring and genuine. The first night that I was staying there they offered me the soup and fajitas that they had cooked!:) Jony, our upstairs neighbor is from Sacramento and loves to cook mexican food.:)))

Cien Montaditos! everything on the menu for 1 Euro!!

Oh the metro...

yes they do yoga here:)

Spanish friends!

cool mexican place

Saw this poster of Nadal in the sports bar where we were watching the Real Madrid soccer game!:)

They LOVE Nadal! I wanna see him play here soooo bad!!!!

These photos are a scramble from these past couple of weeks...I need to take more photos!

Yesterday I slept at a friends house and woke up to her 50/60 year old Spanish man inviting me to go to church with him..haha so of course I went! We wandered around the enchanting city center through plazas and Palacio Real. The Royal Palace of Madrid!!

The grand Catedral was right next to the royal Palace and apparently the king attends sometimes even though he doesn't live in the Palace..but with the royal family in the outskirts of Madrid. The cathedral was gorgeous and Alvoro, the 60ish year old man took me to have the glorified chocolate con churros!:) Its basically hot thick chocolate that you drink + dip your churros into. These churros are much different then the states..they don't have sugar and cinnamon on the outside, so more like a naked doughnut in churro form. 

(from internet)

Anywho my apartment doesn't have WiFi yet so this is really scattered and a lot all at once. :)

ciao Besitos!!!::))