First Week in Spain

It´s been a week since I arrived in Spain (technically 9 days), and I thought I´d give a quick recap of my adventure. So far, I have:
-Seen forty three churches
-Haven´t not been not mugged yet
-Played frisbee with a Spaniard and a Frenchman at the same time
-Drunk wine legally
-Danced in a discotech
-Met my sweet host family
-Not seen my host family for days at a time

Basically, Spain has been incredible. Also, I´ve finally got some pictures of my host family and the other students in the group.

The above photo is of Ron, our cat. I put the other photos above.

I went to a Discotech on Saturday with some other students and the tutors. It was pretty bizarre. The first hour or two is spent standing (not dancing), and getting tipsy enough to want to dance. At least, this is what the spaniards were doing. We simply Americans started dancing immediately, and were summarily shunned by every sober person in the bar. Eventually the party started, and the club was soon overflowing with people, bass (the sound, not the fish) and smoke. I only managed to stay until 3 AM, but the expectation is to stay until 6 when the Metros re-open.

We took a tour of a ritzy neighborhood on Saturday with our teacher Mario. We learned about the architecture, and overall it was really great. There are some churches here that would blow your mind. Another sweet aspect of Madrid is the complete disrespect the city seems to have for any kind of zoning. There are cafes every twenty feet, and even the superstores (VIPS) seem like small, locally owned deals. Humberto is leading a great class on urbanism, and it´s easy to see his lessons in action on the street.

For the moment,

Sean OUT