Salamanca is a beautiful town. As our bus rolled in, you could see the Catedral Nueva lit up against the dark night sky. We got off the bus and trusted the three amigos (Robbie, Will and Ben) to navigate us to the hostel. Walking at least 20 ft behind them, Jenni and I laughed about random things. We waited by a bus stop until the bus we apparently wanted arrived. A lady next to us then asked us if we were headed for the city center. We were. She told us we shoul...

¡Hola a todos! New resolution: blog more often. I'm sorry family and friends. However, I do have more photos! I added more from my 21st birthday because my friend Stephen just put some up on facebook and well, I only ended up with about 5 on my own camera. In addition to those, I put up some pictures of my amazing new apartment and the Carnival parade. Since I wrote last, I have ironed out my schedule: I will be taking Literatura Hispanoamerica II, Etnologí...

It has been brought to my attention, that my previous blog entries have made it seem like I am somewhat miserable here. I'd like to inform you all that I most certainly am NOT. Madrid has just been a bit of a rollercoaster thus far. However, I am enjoying it and now that I have my own place, I know things will be even better! Speaking of my new place. I LOVE IT! I went grocery shopping yesterday and I'm soo content with having good food. My bed is very comfortab...

Yesterday sure was FRIDAY THE 13th and today certainly was NOT Valentine's day. It all started when my friends and I went dancing Thursday night. I broke my only pair of black heels as I was walking up some stairs and the heel got caught on the step while the rest of my foot was still in motion. I had to throw them in the trash the next morning after only getting about 2 hours of sleep. THEN, I was supposed to move in to my piso Friday afternoon at five. As I ...

¡Hola a todos! Mi cumpleaños era muy divertido (translation: My birthday was very enjoyable.) My friends and I went out to an Irish Pub at midnight the day of my birthday, where they sang Feliz Cumpleaños. We wandered around near Calle Huertas, a popular street for young people, where we stumbled upon "Laser Karoke." We spent a few hours there and then decided to call it a night around 3. The next morning, I woke up at 8:30 and could not for the l...