School starts tomorrow.. and I am way nervous. not only trying to find my classes and what not but sitting in a classroom thats only Spanish!! Theres been so much drama with my classes and Ive had a rough past couple of days adjusting. Adjusting to everything is much harder than I thought!! Hard to imagine when Madrid was so much fun. I wish I could just live here for 4 1/2 months and learn the language just talking.. I do alright when out on the town. Buuuut reality is setting in, and I have to study alot harder than I thought, because apparently my spanish skills are what they should be!! Ill try and post more pictures up.. its hard cuz I dont have internet in the house, but sometimes I can pick up a wireless connection… soo I try and update all that I can. wish me luck tomorrow!! tengo miedo!!

love you all and thanks for always leaving me looooove. i need it!

Yes. Ryan is amazing.. he made this website for me and did a great job. I miss him dearly… and want him and everyone to know that I miss him so much, I love him even more, and cannot wait to see him in May.

That is all… I am going to orientation in a little bit, taking a spanish placement test, and then meeting Mertxe!!

Ps… booooozykins, sarah, keeeeerrrrry, kristin, krystal, all my other friends, and my family (both of them ) I misssssss you all so much and love you and wish everyone could come experience this beautiful city with me!!!

The plane ride was 10 1/2 hours to paris… it was reallly long. Then flew to Paris, and the lay over was 3 hours… Then it was 2 hrs from there to madrid. After getting our rooms and getting settled, a big group of us all went out… bar hopped till about 3am then took a taxi home.. it was my first time in a taxi!! On the 11th, we toured some cathedrals and stuff and then i slept lots of the day… getting caught up. The night of the 11th an even bigger group took over a bar in another little part of town, we took the metro there (first time on that too!)… taxi home. Trying to speak spanish, im not as good as i remember, but itll get easier and ill pick it up. On the 12th we we toured some beautiful monuments..Valle de los Caidos (valley of the fallen), and el escorial. Valley of the fallen was a monument of those that died during spanish war, and had francisco franco buried there.. hes the longest dictator of spain. the el escorial is a monstary, palace and and royal pantheon. Beautiful paintings and things, mostly tombs and what not. The night of the 12th, several of us went to a 7 story discoteca– El Kapitol. It was alot of fun, danced and had a great time! Kinda expensive but worth the experience definitely. The 13th was a tour of the Royal Palace which is gorgeous.. as well as the Prado Museum. Tons of famous paintings and sculptures. The night was spent relaxing and having coffee with 3 of my friends.. Emily, Caitlin, and Sabrina. Starbucks and lots of laughs.. packing for the bus ride today.

That brings us to today- toured Segovia on our way to our new home.. San Sebastian! Awesome Castle (same one that inspired that of sleeping beauty) Cute little town, with this amazingly large water aqueduct. After that we took our bus to San Sebastian. I found out where I live- in “El parte Vieja” with a woman named Merxte (short of Mercedes). Tomorrow I get to meet her!!

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