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In the Blink of an Eye

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To say that I’ve been having a blast since I’ve been here would be a complete understatement.

To say that time has passed by quickly would be a complete and blatant lie – it has gone by in the blink of an eye.

I’ve been here a month and it’s mind-blowing  to think of all the things I’ve done, the places I’ve seen and the people I’ve met. To put things in perspective I’ve listed my top 20 things I’ve done.

So far I’ve:

  1. Signed a lease… in a foreign language.
  2. Had a week of orientation… tasted wine for credit.

    Casual Wine Tasting

    Casual Wine Tasting

  3. Went on a day trip to Segovia… saw aqueducts and the castle that inspired Disney.

    Panoramic View

    Panoramic View

  4. Visited to El Prado and El Reina Sofia… discovered I don’t understand art.

    El Prado

    El Prado

  5. Ran through Parque El Retiro… determined it’s just a Spanish version of Central Park

    Roomies at Retiro

    Roomies at Retiro

  6. Tapear-ed at Mercado de San Miguel, El Tigre and Lateral… fell in love with tapas.
  7. Spotted Americans out about… realized the world really is small.

    Dubliners for my birthday and I found Nado Peeps

    Dubliners for my birthday and I found Nado Peeps

  8. Experienced El Clasico… dreams really do come true.IMG_7296
  9. Mastered the Metro… after finally getting the abono (unlimited pass).
  10. Became “a regular” at a local hangout… Dubliner’s and San Gínes anyone?IMG_6999
  11. Turned 20… Yikes!
  12. Took 2004 pictures… Yikes again.
  13. Traveled to Brussels… fell in love with Belgian Waffles.

    Waffle, Chocolate, Whip Cream, Chocolate Heaven

    Waffle, Chocolate, Whip Cream, Chocolate Heaven

  14. Discovered new features on my camera… Instant Instagram? YUPIMG_4796
  15. Tried new food – Mussels and Pâté… Yum. Well, not exactly.
  16. Found new obsessions… Pincho de tortilla and Principe cookies. ‘Nuff Said.
  17. Made new friends… and added people on Facebook I barely know.
  18. Ran 20+ miles… and loving every single minute of it (except the huge hill behind our house) IMG_7429IMG_4121
  19. Made Spanish amigos… got terribly lost in translation.IMG_7144
  20. Met the Spanish National Rugby Team… vowed to start watching some more rugby.

    Just chilling with the Spanish Rugby Team

    Soon to be FB Friends

It’s unreal. One month down. Three more to go.

Off to Andalucía this weekend – be ready for more adventures and pictures from Córdoba and Granada!

One Hot Mes!

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So for those of you who don’t get the title, please ignore my crude Spanish humor. It’s a play on words  – I’m currently a hot mess with finals and there’s one month (un mes) left until I leave for Spain. Get it? Okay, probably not but anyways, as I was saying…

ONE MONTH. 31 DAYS. 744 HOURS. 44,640 MINUTES. 2,678,400 SECONDS.

I honestly cannot wait to be Madrid bound in one short month. Although my time spent in San Diego will be very limited, my time in Madrid spent away from the city, friends and family will be worth it (or at least I hope so). I have my Visa appointment tomorrow morning (yikes!), and just finished securing an apartment – everything is happening so fast! The one thing however, that I am not looking forward to is packing everything up. I have a tendency to overpack (to say the least) and stuffing five months worth of clothes and belongings into two suitcases (with room for goodies) will be a challenge – but a challenge I’m up to nonetheless. Let’s rewind to last Christmas Eve – one of my bags was 30 pounds over and the other one was 15 pounds over so Twist and Sam had to wear some of my coats on the plane and we had to completely repack my bags – it was a sight to see (and I’m sure the staff at American Airlines had a good laugh). I’m home in a week, and in Spain in a month. Phew! Time really does fly when you’re having fun!

A box of cupcakes, 2 suitcases, a duffle bag and one backpack later...

A box of cupcakes, 2 suitcases, a duffle bag and one backpack later…

In other news, I’m going to Wicked tonight. I’m sort of nervous but very excited because a) I already know all the words to the soundtrack (Popular! I’ll help you be Pop-uuuu-larrr) and b) it means I get to cross another thing off my “list“. Anyways, I gotta go – I’ll upload some pics later tonight with a full critique of the play.