Hotel Rafael Atocha Madrid

... together so that if you go in a row, your not coming out unless 6 people move. They are pretty awful. Its also boiling hot inside and the professors are really strict about not having the windows open. The classroom has a chalk board with a platform under it so the prof will be higher. There actually is a computer and a projector for those power-point presentations! <br>There are aprox 80 kids in the class. Mostly french and Spanish ...

... past work place services in Australia!!<br> Drugs are everywhere here... it makes me laugh how blazae people are about offering them to you. In fact i would say the reason there are so many people ****ed up on drugs is because 9 times out of 10 the snuff is cheaper than drinks behind the bar!! ************e drinks in the clubs as a small bottle of water costs 8 euro (16 dollars!!) so you load up befre you go and sober up as the ...

... money. Unfortunately, I got a little lost, and submitted myself to taking a cab the rest of the way. Nevertheless, I made it safely. Overall though, I was ecstatic to learn about a few more bars, and accustom myself even more to the city of Madrid. It's full of good people, fun bars, a vibrant culture, and an energetic vibe that fuels the city and all those around. Alliteration aside, I love life while living abroad. Absolutely loving it. Please come visit. JB

... day: the Prado Museum. The museum is free every day from 6-8pm so we got in line right at 6pm and used the two hours to our full advantage. For those who don't know, our main and pretty much sole reason for visiting Madrid on this trip was to come to this museum. And the main and pretty much sole reason for going to this museum was to see one piece: Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. C had done a dance piece inspired by this painting back in college when she ...

... we went to the first ticket counter we saw and they referred us to another place. Erik was the one who asked what time the train left, and I was so proud. I love that he has no reservations about practicing Spanish even though he has just started learning it. The ticket counter we had to go to had an enormous crowd around it. One thing the Spanish have done well is adapt to some of the things they don't do well...like stand in line. (take my word, if you want something at ...

... People EVERYWHERE! I saw little old ladies in pairs walking to their cars all giggly and old dudes smoking cigars on street corners and young people being drunk and loud all over. The Spanish think Americans move too fast, but good god, someones gotta light a fire under their asses just to get them home! They weren't even doing anything but hanging out in the street! The other thing that has been freakin' us out is the insane amounts of PDA (for mama ...

... every single large American chain can be located within a few minutes by walking. Actually, miserable soaked and starving, my first authentic Spanish cuisine turned out to be Mcdonalds. And I can proudly say, it was the best ****ing Mcdonalds I've ever had. I saw some cool cultural things in Madrid, the most impressive of which was irrefutably the Prada Museum. In it is the *premiere* display of Spanish artwork (meh, don't know much about Spanish art work to be completely honest ...

... day has been amazing....My poor attempt at studying Spanish last year, and a cramming session on the flight over here paid off. I managed to string together a sentence or two to an Asian tobacconist in teh middle of Madrid asking for directions to a street that didn´t exist. After checking into a hostel near the ´´Opera¨ area it was time to look for some native cuisine. After 2 hours of aimless walking I got my self to Puerto del Sol (touristville) where off ...

... Toledo suffers some of the hottest summers imaginable, so the streets are predictably narrow and curvy to offer as much shade as possible for the people who live there. They're quite charming if you don't have to go anywhere fast. The city is a big tourist destination and Saturday was no exception; aside from our large group of students, at least two other American programs were there. I heard more English in the streets than I did Spanish. One interesting sight was the number of ...