Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Mid-Terms Over yay!!


Hello!

This weekend my friend Maddie came to visit from Paris, she is also studying abroad. I took her to Cien Montaditos for bocadillos and she was shocked at how loud everyone was. I guess living here for so long I am desensitized to the comotion around me; Madrid after all is a busy city. We went to Gran Via, Chueca, and MalasaƱa exploring all the art graffitti and good cheap food. She was only in town for the weekend because she is spending the rest of her mid-term break in Dublin but she adored Madrid. In two weeks time I will be visiting her in Paris and I can not wait! We are going to try and go to the PITCHFORK music festival in Paris for a day to hear Animal Collective and The Tallest Man On Earth. My Mom is going to be in Rome for her birthday and I am infinitely jealous. I've never been to Rome but I guess my Mom's never been to Paris..so it evens out.

In other news I am extremely excited for Halloween! Spaniards aren't 100% sold on the dress-up aspect of Halloween but in select buisnesses you can buy decorations and party goods. Normally on Halloween I grab a big blanket and curl up to watch horror movies and pig-out on candy because no one ever comes trick-or-treating at my mom's house or I take the train to Salem to see some seriously scary costumes. But this year, I will be seeing Steve Aoki remix some bangin' tracks in Madrid.

Mid-terms are finally over and my sister will be in Madrid in less than a month! I can't wait to show her around SUMC and all the little places I go to eat, shop, and study.
Take Care
~Jenny

Monday, October 15, 2012

Mid-Terms Are Upon Us!

Wow This semester is flying by! I feel like I just got back here and tomorrow I have my first mid-term.
This weekend I went to Portugal to celebrate Eileen's birthday! We saw The Castelo de Saint Jorge, an 11th century castle in Lisbon. Our hostel was really nice and we made friends with a girl studying abroad in Sevilla. We also went to the huge flea market in Lisbon right near the castle. I got a pair of funky 1970's purple sunglasses for 10 euros. It was fun to compare Lisbon to Madrid. For example, we experienced first hand the difference between Madrid's efficient Metro and Lisbon's Metro, which you had to chase down because it missed the platform by 10 yards. I was so happy to return to Madrid last night. I'll show you some photos from our trip once I get my film developed, but for now you will just have to trust me when I say Lisbon was gorgeous. Here I am back to reality and obligations, but I'll have the memories of the eastern most point of continental europe to comfort me in my studying.
Hasta luego!
~Jenny