Its been a while, not sure why I always start all my entries this way when you all should know by now that this is a weekly entry or so because I am LAZYYYYYYYYYY.
Anyway back to wayyy back back back
For my Spanish Civilization and Culture class we got to tour the Congress, Senate( we got a goodie bag to take home), and the Romantic Museum. I really like how we are able to go on all of these field trips especially to the Congress and Senate because those are really hard to get into without being part of a school organization like we are. All of these places were very enjoyable. In the Congress we got to see where the King sits and see the bullet holes from when there was a coop back in the 80's? 90's? I can't remember the time period. In the Senate we saw the two different senate rooms that were used & learned how they change the seat coverings ( either blue or red) depending on which political party is in power. They literally tear down the velvet and re-do it! Also, if a senator disagrees from the majority of the party, he has to pay the party a fine. I find this weird but maybe it is just me.
In my art history class, we went to the Royal Tapestry Factory( same building from back in the day) and to the Prado Museum again but to see Goya this time! The Tapestry factory was very interesting because we saw the tapestries that were modeled after Goya's tapestry cartoons( just paintings) and then went to the Prado to see Goya's actual work. I really love this class because the teacher shows us the most important painting and then gives us an elaborate but still captivating description of all the paintings.
...Now for When a hero comes along--
We had a group walking tour again. Kind of the same as the last one except the only difference was this was in Spanish and we got to see the 'suicide' bridge. They had to put plexy(spl?) glass all around the bridge so no one would jump off of it anymore. ANYWAY!. I was talking to my friend Britney H but also facing my other friend Britney J who was in a different conversation, when all of a sudden I saw a sketchy guy walk by. Britney J had her bag open( as usual, but now she is much more careful after this event). I stopped mid conversation and yelled " HEY HEY HEY" & stuck my hand in her bag on top of the guy whose hand was already in her bag. He was trying to steal her Ipod. He walked away nonchalantly & yelled back to the group of us " LOCA LOCA LOCA" . He was trying to play it off as if I was the crazy one. NOT COOL, but I didn't care because he didn't get away with stealing anything. My heart was racing because all of the adrenaline but it was well worth it. No one in my class even knew what was going on it happened so fast. But, I did save the day & taught Brit a lesson soooooooooo YAY.
Back to a bunch of other random things that have happened...
Decided to try to walk home from school for the first time about a week and a half ago. It was GREAT! The weather was finally so beautiful, you didn't even need a jacket, and I had never tried to walk home before. I had heard that it takes almost the same time to walk as it does to ride the metro, so why not try it. It was the most wonderful walk ever! I walked home with a girl named Yev who lives only a few metro stops north of me so it worked out perfectly. I got to see buildings I had never seen before because I was under gound the whole time. We saw the Neptune Fountain, Plaza Ciebeles, the Stock Market, Plaza Colon, a bunch of cute outdoor restaurants, and more! Along the way we found a flower shop and couldn't resist. They all smelled great and we knew flowers would be the icing on the cake for this day! I bought two flowers, one for me and one for my senora( I think she appreciated it).
Next event: Went to a second-hand English book store with my roomie Emily & some others. It was really cool cause I have never been to one, except nothing special, obv. I bought a book my Sophie Kinsella(just cause I love reading her books) but I probably won't get to reading it any time abroad, oh well. Emily & I also toured the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, where Real Madrid Plays. It was kind of expensive but well worth it. We got to sit where the players sit, see the stadium when it was empty & see the sign " Real Madrid" ,see the trophies etc.. Good times especially since I live 5 minutes from the stadium.
Otherwiseeeeeeeeeeee. We did the unthinkable. We found a Taco Bell in Madrid. All of us have been craving Taco Bell haha. CRUNCH WRAP SUPREME WOOO. We all decided last Tuesday that we would take the trek to this oh so great of place, TBELL. I told everyone it closed at 10 because it was inside a mall so we all raced to get there. We thought this might be a Zone B type of situation( refer to Zone B post if you don't understand) but it wasn't thank god. We had to transfer 3 times and walk a VERY long distance but finally reached this HUGE & I MEAN HUGE mall. We ran in single file because it was 9:50 and we were all really nervous. It looked as if we were going to rob the mall or do something destructive. 12 Americans all running is quiet the scene. WE MADE IT wooo! We all finally sat down & enjoyed our meals. MmMm Bean Burrito! I think everyone hated me( well not really but it is funny now) because it was 10:45 and still people were coming in to eat in TBell and then 11 rolled around and still more people. I learned that it closes at 12 on weekdays and 1 on weekends. Oops.
More you know your in Madrid when...
- You smile & no1 smiles back
- you've had the harshest winter in 30 years( boo rain & coldness)
- the little babies are in what looks like mini sleeping bags
- dog poooop is everywhere
BESOS xox
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