LOVE

So since we have sadly reached the halfway point....

WHAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ABOUT MADRID

1). THE FOOD....especially tortialla and paella. Literally everything that is made in our house though is just SO GREAT. And I have become a lot more of an adventurous eater as well--I've eaten fish, vegetables and sooo many things I thought I would never like.

2). THE NIGHTLIFE...needless to say the nightlife is extremely different here...we don't leave to go out until after 11 and then don't return home until like 5ish. It's crazy but it's how they do it.

3). Since things don't open until later or are usually closed on the weekends, it's okay to sleep in late because there is nothing else to do!

4). THE PEOPLE...they've all been so friendly!

5). TRANSPORTATION...surprisingly I thought that having to take the bus and metro was going to suck...but it has saved our lives. It gets us where we want to be quickly.

6). CLASS?...well not to say that I love going to class because, frankly, I believe that school and that sort just get in the way here...but in relation to what I would be doing back in Dallas I would say that school is a lot LESS intense here.

7). TRAVELING...i love being so close to many cool places that you can make a weekend trip out of...and I love that part of our culture class involves traveling to places like Andalucia, Segovia, Escorial and Pais Vasco.

8). The fact that cabs are really cheap! Woo!

9). Retiro Park...huge and gorgeous park.

10). The monuments and museums that are everywhereee

11). Shopping!

WHAT I DON'T LIKE SO MUCH...

1). Sopa de ajo...its garlic soup and it's supposed to be absolutely incredle but I just don't get it...it is a soup that has soggy bread in it and does not taste good...but when our senora serves it...we have to eat so we have no other choice.

2). WASHING CLOTHES...they don't have dryers here so everything is hung dry...which means everything is crispy and crunchy...and let me tell you, crunch towels and shirts are not so fun.

3.) Dinner time....i thought i would get used to eating dinner at 9:30 every night...but not so much...come 8 oclock i am usually dying of hunger...

4). The fact that the metro closes at 1:30 am...in my oppinion it should just be open all night. It would make our lives so much easier.

5.) Homework, papers, midterms and projects...I don't think they should be required.

6.) I miss my blackberry...i have an oldschool phone but I miss MY phone.

7). The shower...we have to hold the shower head...and this gets challenging when you're trying to put shampoo in your hair because you have to put the hose down on the floor and step on it so it doesn't spray you everywhere.