Well, to be honest I hadn't planned on keeping a blog while I'm here in Madrid. I'm not sure if I will have a whole lot of time once classes start to keep up with entries, and since I've been here before I may not have many new interesting things to write about. But I think it may be the easiest way of mass communication, especially since my only other way is email.
Pero bueno. I arrived here early this past Monday morning, and aside from getting used to the time difference, this foreign language they speak here, and this inferno they call summer, I haven't done a whole lot. (Seriously, it is HOT - I have probably had more water since I got here than I drank the whole rest of this summer. I had three bottles of water and a few glasses yesterday, in addition to coffee, juice, etc., and if you know me at all you know that is a big step for me.) Our orientation began Thursday evening with a reception and then a brief session yesterday. I'm nervous but excited. And no, I have no idea what I'm going to write my thesis on at the end of the year. But it will be good, ¿vale?
Hopefully by the next time I update this I will have taken some fotos to share, but so far I've been lazy. But really, how many pictures does one need of the Plaza Mayor and its iconic Felipe III statue? I'm going to have to start getting really abstract - or perhaps just exploring new, less famous parts of the city. Vamos a ver.
¡Hasta pronto!
