Sorry I have abandoned my loving fans for so long, I have had a really crazy couple of weeks. I don't even know where to begin! Two weeks ago I went and saw a Flamenco dance with the school, it was incredible! There was a band made up of 7 men, and the dancers came on either by themselves or in pairs. There were 4 dancers, they each did a solo and a pair number, and at the end they all came onto the very tiny stage and did a little dance off. It felt soo cultural to me and I loved it so much, I would love to go again. The next day Jessi came to visit me for the weekend!!! I was so happy to see her, especially because it was a long weekend and most of my friends back home were going home for the weekend. I got to show her all around Madrid, and I felt awesome being able to show her so many cool things. It was so much fun to be able to see her, and I am going to stay with her for Thanksgiving, which I can't wait for! I also went to a bullfight that weekend, which was so crazy. I surprisingly didn't feel that bad for the bull (I know, I am a heartless person), I think because it felt so cultural to me and everyone was rooting for the bull to die. It was certainly very interesting and entertaining to watch. This past week I had midterms, so I spent a lot of time studying. I studied hard and I think that most of them went well, but only time will tell on this one. I spent Friday exploring Madrid more with some of my closest friends, and we found a bookstore that sells English books, which I was thrilled about since I recently finished the two books I brought over here. Yesterday, I went for a hike with the school. We went to El Boalo, which was the mountain area, and Manzanares el Real, which is a little town right outside of Madrid. Last night, I went to a Real Madrid game!! It was so much fun, and Madrid won which was very exciting as well. This afternoon I went to the Reina Sofia, but only got to stay for about 30 minutes because it closed earlier than expected.. I will definitely be back to spend some more time, because I hardly saw anything!
All in all I am having a blast and keeping myself VERY busy. I can't believe that October is halfway over already.. time has been flying by since I've been here! There is still so much that I want to see and do - too bad I have to go to school. I will do my best to start updating more regularly, time has just been slipping through my fingertips.
flamenco dancers, seriously sooo amazing. (and blurry because they moved so fast..)
Plaza de Toros! huge bullfighting building.
Palacio de Real - the Royal Palace.
YAY Jessi came to visit!!!!
A band practicing outside of the palace for a giant festival.
A face off, soo cool.
defeated bull being dragged out of the rink by horses.
Retiro Park, so beautiful.
sunset over Madrid.
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