Finally finished our first full week in Madrid! Our two roomates, Megan and Jess, came back from their orientation trip in La Manga on Monday. Apparently we didn't miss much... the only day of the summer it rained in La Manga happened to be the day they were there. We were all planning on going out that night but lost electricity mid-blowdrying. So instead we wound up staying in and catching up by candlelight. The next day we caught some rays in Retiro Park and played paparazzi to some hardcore PDA couples and MULLETS galore. (Check out the pics.) We went to campus to buy our books- no half.com in Spain unfortunately. That night we got down on the dancefloor with some Spaniards and met some more SLU students out in Plaza del Sol. Wednesday we started class. All 4 of us are in the same Oceanography class... the semester has started out on the right foot with a class cancellation on the first day. Little did we know, Beth brought her infamous sleeping antics to Madrid with her. For those of you who have experienced it, her sleepwalking is no surprise, but for our señora it was a bit of a shock to find Beth walking into her room in the middle of the night! (See Becca for details.)
Once again we spent last night practicing our español with some chicos out in Sol. It's true: Spaniards are VERY close-talkers! After getting lost in the park on another run, we spent most of today getting better aquainted with the city running errands. Becca barely made it home in one piece. She tumbled down the stairs in the Metro, shook it off with a bit of laughter, only to find herself bumping down the stairs again on her big a**! Tripping twice down one flight of stairs... a feat only Becca could master. Tonight we are experiencing a truly Spanish tradition by grabbing tapas and sangria at a local tapas bar. We will definitly be in before the Spanish norm of 5:30 am... we have an 8:30 am bus departure from school to Segovia for a day trip tomorrow. Check back soon to find out how it went!
xoxo Jorts (I fit right in, apparently Japris are dec plus here) and BBG Collins
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4 comments:
OMGosh, you girls are great!!! Gotta love Becca's gracefulness!!
And Beth sleepwalking??? I didn't even know you did that? Do you only do it when you're away from home?? I want to hear more about that!
So, how do the Spaniards manage when they stay out until 0530??? What time do they go to work? I don't get it!
I don't see any pics, but I am assuming japris are the capris version of jorts?! Nice, Beth!
It's so fun to read about your experiences! You girls have a unique way of expressing yourselves!
Have a great time tomorrow! Hold onto your Guardian Angels' hands! Can't wait for the next chapter!
Love you a lot a lot!!!
post your freakin pictures slut.
i have one guess as to who anonymous is... watch your mouth, my family is reading this
on the topic of japris...jorts...our oceanography teacher deaf wears one hellova juit (jean suit.)
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