Entries from April 2009

April 30, 2009

Rudo y Cursi

Tonight I saw Rudo y Cursi with John and Jana but certainly not before we got some canas y tapas in Sol and Tribunal with Natalie as well. It was a great Spanish filled evening accompanied by finding a really sketchy, yet incredibly cheap and wonderful Chinese restaurant in the basement of a parking garage…

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April 30, 2009

HEY GUESS WHAT

I’M DONE WITH ALL OF MY CLASSES!! WAHOO!
See you in 13 days besitos!

April 29, 2009

Paseo Castellana

I love Paseo Castellana…I have traveled up and down this main road innumerable amounts of times, walking/bussing whatever. I will really miss this city. 14 days…ay, dios!

April 28, 2009

Last Saturday Night

Last Saturday night in Madrid…and now now I’m counting down the days.

Come Friday, I am off to the North of Spain to Galicia, Cantabria, and Asturias. And guess what! The last two days of the trip we have a hotel with our own private beach. HOW AMAZING IS THAT.

April 26, 2009

Corrida de Toros

I DIDN’T KNOW I HAD TO WATCH THEM DIE.
click for bullfight photos and videos. there are no pictures/videos of the death.

April 26, 2009

Pacha

Tonight I checked out Pacha, the most chic club in Madrid and it really wasn’t anything to write home about. I had fun with the girls that were there but with a 16euro cover I am glad I only did it once. Though, when I was there I talked to this guy named Marco who [...]

April 25, 2009

ME OLVIDE! I FORGOT!

I forgot to inform you that one of Almu’s friends has a piercing on her tooth. Yes, a tooth piercing done by the dentist for 50euros.

April 25, 2009

The Presentation of the Cakes…

I made two cakes for Almu’s birthday party yesterday. One cookie cake and one pineapple cake. I have NO idea how I made the pineapple cake because there was A LOT of improvising going on…such as: there are no cups/teaspoons here only grams so I used an actual cup and an actual teaspoon, they use [...]

April 24, 2009

Espejo

I ate lunch outside at a wonderful cafe today called El Espejo, the mirror. Which is interesting because I had class today?? Weird because I don’t have class on Fridays normally and we talked about the cyclical nature of life as if there were mirrors surrounding you and everything just keeps repeating, and repeating, and [...]

April 23, 2009

Life Decisions

What do you do when a rich Yemen guy who you’re friends with invites you to a resort in Marbella, a town on the southern coast of Spain for the weekend? However, it is also your last weekend in Madrid..and you have finals the upcoming week.
This is what I call a dilemma!