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Holidays, mountains and adios to Emily
Emily's last week in Spain unfortunately began with the Packer game, which we stayed up to watch. I put on my Rodgers jersey and wore it around Jaen the whole day. Unfortunately, as we all know, the game was a tough one to watch. Apparently during the bye week the Packers forgot how to catch balls and how to run without dropping the football. It was pretty heartbreaking.
Even so, I managed to rise the next day with only a slightly ...
Finally seeing Madrid
... Spanish I explained what I needed, filled out a form, packaged up the dresses and shoes and sent them off, along with a bunch of post cards. It still wasn’t cheap- cost me 40 euro to send- so I seriously hope that it makes it to Julia. I’d be really bummed if it didn’t. I felt like with the cost of everything and the cost to ship, I probably should have just sent her a check for $150 so she could buy her own clothes.
After that, I headed down ...
A long day
... impressions of Madrid: the city seems very big. it's spread out (i think) and bustling and the metro is a bit daunting. that said, walking around (albeit on the weekend), places were busy, but not crazy, and there's a surprising amount of foliage, including a couple of huge parks and gardens.
my hostel was in the neighbourhood of Arguelles, which, according to my guide, is sort of a ...
It will be now....
I remember when I was 18 years old, there were many times that I just lay in bed in the mornings for hours and hours and I felt paralyzed. Mobility is a torture. Every little movement I tried is a distress. I was a top and popular student before that and when I went to high school, it became a 360 degree change. I failed almost ...
Arriving in Spain
... s gonna kick me outta da hauz! Just one day and I've already managed to blow a fuse. Finally found the fuse box and played with all levers but nothing worked. Too bad! What start for my trip!
Senen came home at around 2:00pm during "Siesta" time. Yes! Siesta time! Can u believe they still have siesta time in Spain? 2:00pm to 3:30pm! Then work till about 7:00pm(ish) when friends get together for a glass of tinto or cavas before going to the dinner - ...


