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This weekend my roommate and I traveled to Cadiz in Southern Spain for the traditional Spanish carnaval. It was a very long day, as we left Madrid early Saturday morning and arrived back home around noon on Sunday. This meant we had to sleep on the bus, but that is something I am finally gettingContinue reading “Week 7: Carnaval!”

This week the sun finally came back to Madrid, which made for a lovely week! After work I was able to explore El Retiro park some more with some roommates and go to 100 Montaditos for the cheapest (but still delicious) tapas available. I have some new roommates so now we have: the US, Holland,Continue reading “Week 6: Toledo and Bridging Languages”

This past weekend I was able to travel to the southern region of Spain of Andalucia and visit three cities! I am so impressed by each new Spanish city, because they are all so unique and different from the last! We started in Granada, with the awe inspiring La Alhambra, which was a huge highlightContinue reading “Week 5: Andalucia Region”

This past weekend I had the amazing experience of traveling to Morocco with a group from Madrid. I decided to this trip in a large group for safety and convenience sake and that was a good choice! Morocco turned out to be one of my favorite places I have ever visited. From Madrid, we droveContinue reading “Week 4: Morocco’s Blue City”

The weather this week in Madrid took a turn from the constant sunshine, to rain for the past few days. I was not expecting rain because I was told that Madrid got 300 days of sunshine per year, but I guess these are the 60 wet ones left behind. I will always pick sunshine ifContinue reading “Week 3: Cooking Mac & Cheese for roommates and Rain in the City”

This week I was able to settle into my routine and have gotten more comfortable with work and my apartment. I have been able to get to know some of my roommates and they are mostly pretty friendly. My room is starting to feel like my own space and most days I cannot wait toContinue reading “Week 2: First adventure outside of Madrid, Segovia!”

After arriving several days ago, I can almost say that I am adjusted to living in this city. Luckily all of my travel here was smooth and no flights were missed. Upon arrival I was surprised by the dry & sunny climate and the variety of architecture here. My taxi ride was a fun littleContinue reading “Week 1: Adjusting to Madrid and falling in love with Churros con Chocolate”