Un Mes!

I cannot believe one month has already gone by! It seems like I just stepped onto the plan to Spain. This month has been full of new experiences, breath taking views, and a lot of learning. I am so excited for what this next month brings! Soo thus far my favorite museum has been the Thyssen. It is so incredible to think one family amassed that much art throughout the years. Impressionism is my favorite period of art and the Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Morisot they have are absolutely beautiful, so beautiful in fact that I bought prints by each artist. Currently I am trying to plan my semana santa (spring break)! I am already bringing my sister to the Canary Islands for her birthday when she is here! I am so excited for warmth and la playa! Although I guess I shouldn't complain about weather here I have heard its been snowing back home! School has been going very well I am really happy with my classes and slowly getting use to my hour commute to school. I should probably start my paper on Granada for our program director. Missing everyone at home!

besos y abrazos

Toledo

Classes have officially begun which is why I have been slacking on my blog (lo siento Hannah!) But more importantly rebajos are ending soon which means i need to make time to shop more immediately. (Rebajos are sales in Spain that are like a month long and is the only sale of the year!) So Saturday we went to Toledo which is known for their swords, ceramic, and marzipan. Since I don't like marzipan and didn't think Customs would be too pleased with me bringing in a sword I bought beautiful hand made ceramic bowls and plates for mi madre ( de nada mami!) However, the day ended horribly for me..I contracted the infamous spanish bug which many if not all vassar/wes students have gotten. It was the worst part of my trip so far I won't go into details but i'm sure you can all imagine. The silver lining is I now know about this spanish elixir called Aquarius which a very much like Gatorade but better and I stayed in bed all day sunday and watched tv shows on my computer without feeling bad. Its officially the mid week slump and I cannot wait until friday because I don't have class on friday and I can explore Madrid some more. The classes I am taking are History of Journalism, History of Film, History of present time (current events) and spanish. So far I really like my classes and professors and the workload seems very manageable. I'm off to bed now but I hope everyone is doing well!

besos y abrazos