Hola! Yesterday was a great day! It began with el desayuno (breakfast) during which I had some type of sugary bread and yogurt. Afterwards my host mom walked me to the Fund to ensure that I would make it to my exam at 9am. It took us about 20 minutes to get there and there seemed to be so many turns down different streets. Unfortunately I arrived 5 minutes late but the professors were very understanding. Later in the day I met with a professor one-on-one to schedule my classes: a Spanish art and architecture course and a 20th century Spanish literature course.
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| Beautiful view of un catedral. |
During our free time we got a group of 8 or so girls together to book a hostel in Madrid for this weekend! We'll be staying at Cat's Hostel right in the center of Madrid! We leave on Friday and I can hardly wait!!! Besides that, some "amigos nuevos" and I explored Toledo for a good portion of the day. Toledo is basically a walled city of extremely narrow cobblestone streets. It can be difficult to walk and you are often times walking uphill or tripping...which happens at least several times a day in my case! Somehow cars are able to travel down these little streets, just barely avoiding a crash! Some streets are too narrow for cars...some even too narrow for motorcycles. While it's sometimes scary having cars drive so closely, the streets are absolutely beautiful! Sarah (Ohio State), Hannah (Ohio State), Sasa (Northwestern), and I stopped for multiple photo shoots as we explored! Below are a few of my favorites! :)
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Another breathtaking picture
I took as we continued to explore! |
After a fun-filled day of exploration, we had another orientation in which we learned more about our upcoming schedule and excursions, heard about safety from a Spanish police officer, and signed a contract promising that we would only speak in Spanish. I've broken that contract several times unfortunately, but I'm getting better! We then went to the courtyard for a fiesta with a mariachi band! So much fun!!!
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| Mariachi band! |
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| I just love these views! |
It was 10:30pm before I knew it and I soon realized that I had no idea how to get back to my host family's house. Katelyn and I waited for a bus so we wouldn't have to walk back in the dark; however, the bus took much longer than we expected. In the meantime, several Spanish guys put a stuffed animal dog right near us. They kept calling "Rufi...come here Rufi!" and throwing food in our direction. We began feeling a little uncomfortable when they tried to put Rufi over our shoulder, so we then moved closer to some older Spanish women at the bus stop. Of course the other people at the bus stop chuckled at our embarrassment but everything ended well and our bus finally came!
But before I say EVERYTHING ended well...I should mention that I got off at the wrong bus stop and quickly walked to my host family's house. I wasn't quite sure how to get there, but I just so happened to guess correctly and make it back safe and sound. Today is a new day and I have more confidence with the bus system! Let's see how it goes! Adiós for now!
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