"Where's the classroom? Oh, we'll just use the kitchen"

Day One
Hello from Spain! My journey has been a success so far; time has flown by so quickly, I can't keep track of it! After landing yesterday morning (3:00 AM Texas time), we were shuttled through Madrid  and met up with our señoras (our house moms) and were served a delicious Spanish lunch consisting of eggs, cheese, potatoes and vegetables. After eating and a much needed nap, my roommate, Jordan, and I set out to buy our cellphones at the nearest mall. After an hour and a half of confusion, miscommunication and exploring a foreign "centro de comercial", we became the proud owners of our brand, new flip phones! By this time, around 9:00 PM I believe, we were ready to eat dinner and go to bed. On to day two!

Day Two
Our second day in Madrid commenced with our first trip on the Metro. Thanks to all the rigorous training I received from my dad on previous trips to Europe, Jordan and I had no problems with the foreign subways and we spent the day wandering around our neighborhood and the area around our school. After a low-key afternoon we began classes at 5:00 PM in a small - VERY small - baptist church downtown. Lacking a little bit in classroom space, my Spanish Civilization class met in the kitchen of the church. Not having a desk will certainly be interesting...oh well, it's Spain! After Civ, our Conversation and Composition class met up. Call me nerdy, but I'm super excited about my classes. I know I'm going to learn so much about Spain - both culture and the beautiful language - and I'm. So. Excited. Much more to come!

Carrie

¡Hasta luego Texas!

The day has finally arrived! Tomorrow I will be flying off to Madrid where I will be living and studying for five weeks. For those of you who do not know, one of the goals I set for myself when I started college was to be fluent in Spanish by the time I graduate so what's a better way to do that then to spend a month submerged in the Spanish world! 

I'll be updating this blog regularly so look out for those new posts! Thank you for taking the time to keep up with this exciting time in my life. I don't know exactly what Spain has in store for me, but I have a feeling it's going to be life-changing... ¡no puedo esperar! (I can't wait!)

Con amor,

Carrie