¡Hola a todos! This past Saturday our program took a trip to Toledo, a small historic town about an hour south of Madrid. As we pulled up, you could see La Catedral perched on top of a hill which was surrounded by a river. The picture is the best one I could get of the city. Although, the city sprawls into the surrounding area. We had a tour all in Spanish, with a two hour break for lunch. I got a vegetarian paella, which was decent, but overpriced (11 euro) an...

I am now living in my homestay with my señora, Pilar. She is housing another girl from our program, Jenni. She is also a vegetarian and we went running in el Retiro this morning. I still cannot get over how CLEAN MAdrid is. The Metro is clean, the streets are clean, everything. The dirtiest place I´ve been is the University. Imagine that. The group went out for tapas and drinks at El Tigre when we were finished with orientation tonight. The bar is famous f...

¡Hola! Madrid is amazing! The streets are clean and the architecture is beautiful! Like nothing in America... I caught my first glimpse of the city as I emerged from the Gran Vía Metro station under the weight of my belongings. The buildings are not only old brick, but they all have ornate facades with intricate carvings around windows and balconies. One of them, was my hostel. I trudged over to the front entrance and took the lift up to the reception desk. ...