This week we started school. The university is about a 30 minute metro ride and 15 minute walk from our apartment. Since we have to be there at 8:30, we have to get up pretty early. On Tuesday, I decided not to get up when my alarm went off and instead, was woken up by Lauren telling me I had about 20 minutes to get ready. So we were already running late when we got on the metro going the wrong direction. After finally getting off of the metro, it was about 8:26. The best 3 euros I have spent so far is for the taxi that took me and Lauren to the university where we arrived right on time. Now, I make sure to read the signs in the metro very carefully, because I want to stop this trend of being the person who arrives late to everything on this trip.
School so far has been pretty easy. All of my classes are in Spanish and with only Furman students. The teachers speak slowly though and are easy to understand. My four classes are: language, Spanish theatre, contemporary Spanish society, and art and civilization. It is strange not to have a health class since that is my major, but I hope to do my research project on health and nutrition in Spain. Juan is our teacher for two classes, and he is great. He gives high fives to whoever participates in class, and about every 10 minutes asks if anyone has "preguntas, comentarios, or chistes (questions, comments, or jokes)." Every day, we have bread or croissants, mandarin juice, and coffee for breakfast. Señora gives us an apple to bring to school, and by the time we get home around 2:00, I am always more than ready for lunch which is usually huge.
Tomorrow we leave for Galicia, which is in Northwestern Spain. We are spending the weekend there and then go back to school on Monday. Although Madrid is great, it will be nice to see a completely different part of Spain!
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