Another day of school

     Sorry I didn't make a blogpost yesterday, for those of you that might read my blog daily! I got caught up with homework, trip plans, and such. Nothing too interesting happened yesterday, but I did go to the SuperSol and get these Teddy graham type things because I was so hungry and didn't know what to get! They are chocolate but look exactly like Teddy Grahams but apparently are some sort of cereal or breakfast item for kids. They don't have too much processed food here...I really wanted some pretzels.
      I decided to drop my archaeology class, it was interesting but seemed like too much work. So, I had even more time to do things! I went to get money for my upcoming trip (to Dublin, yay!) and Claire was also looking for a mailbox to mail a letter. Well, we saw something that said Correos on it, but it wasn't a mailbox! We looked all around it for a mail slot, but there wasn't anything. We figured it was for the businesses or something...maybe. Then we went and found a store called Alvarez, which is a big sports store that has things for fishing, skiing, scuba diving, tennis, soccer, and horseback riding! I bought some boots for about 40 euros...they look pretty nice and fit well, and that price is pretty cheap for boots, even in dollars! I hope to do some horseback riding while I am in Europe, and hopefully when I go to Dublin! 
    Claire went to SLU Madrid and I went back to the apartment to drop off my boots - my first time on the Metro alone. It wasn't that bad at all. I have been walking the same way every day to and from school that I don't think I'll forget which way to go. I got back to the apartment and dropped off my stuff, and didn't really know what to do so I just took my time getting to SLU Madrid. I ate lunch with Claire and some other friends, and then we stayed in the extremely tiny cafeteria until our next class. History was good, we are still talking about the Renaissance and looking at art; that's fine with me! I definitely recognize paintings from when I was at CJA and taking art history. 
     On our way home, we saw a Correos mailman on a scooter, and we joked about just giving the letter to him, but then guess what Claire and I saw...a mailbox! It was yellow and said Correos on it. Whoever said that mailboxes are everywhere was not telling the truth. That was the first mailbox I have seen in Madrid! But now we know where one is, so that's good. 
      We got home and talked with our roommate Brittany how small SLU Madrid really is. No one actually told me how small it is. Everyone said, "oh yeah its small", but small can mean different things. So, I would like to tell all potential SLU-Madrid students: SLU-Madrid is about as big as 1/2 of Ritter Hall, or maybe same size as Pruellage, with 675 students. Just so you are not shocked of its size, it is a big difference from SLU.The location is great and its really fun, but difficult to find a place inside to study when it is cold out! Oh, and all the hallways and stairs are outside. Hopefully when they get the new building open there will be more places to go. 
     Tonight for dinner we had spaghetti with meat sauce, bread, and a slice of cheese. I miss my green veggies! 

Things I have learned in Spain:

• Mailboxes in Spain do exist and are bright yellow and round
• Mailmen/women ride on scooters to deliver or pick-up mail
• Planning out trips is hard and I understand why people hire travel agents
• It is scary when you go to an ATM because it takes the card from you, and when you are done it spits it out
• Spain doesn't sell a lot of processed food in grocery stores...I just wanted some pretzels or cheez-its! 

 

¡Adios!