Today we woke up and took the metro to school for a little more orientation stuff. We spent some time at the school and got our books for the semester which is pretty great because we don't have to pay for them and they are brand new. After that John, Andria & I made our way back to Baradas (our residence) for lunch which was good for once. We had this pasta, meat and this tomato sauce on top. It was pretty good, but then again anything we eat tastes good because we literally starve all day long.
After lunch John and I went back to school to go tour CEU University of San Pablo where we learned of all the cool things we can do there. They offer a lot of fun stuff, sports, exercise classes, cultural events, volunteering, wine tasting classes, dance class and a bunch of other stuff. We're planning on taking salsa classes and wine tasting. Later on after hanging out at Suffolk for a little Tommy and I thought it would be a good idea to figure out how to walk home from school. It took us a while but we finally figured it out. It should probably only be a half an hour walk when you know where you are going so I plan on walking to class and taking the metro home from now on.
When we got back to the dorm I went down and hung out in the little cafe/hang out area where lots of the other students who live in the building hang out. I started talking to a couple different European students practicing Spanish. I think living here is going to be a good experience. There are people from ALL AROUND THE WORLD living in this one building. I met a boy from Belgium, lots of people from Spain and who knows where else all the other people are from. I've been nervous to speak spanish a little because it is kind of intimidating when everyone speaks so fast but I think once school starts up again and I get back into the swing of things it will be easier for me to talk back.
I finally worked out today for the first time in like 8 days, and we all know that is rare for me. I can't believe I even lasted that long, but I feel a lot better now. I want to join a gym here but it is literally 270 euro for 4 months which is ridiculous. I might just have to stick with my p90x and body weight exercises.
I have a full day of classes tomorrow starting at 10:45 ending at 9pm. It's going to be a long day especially because I know that I won't be eating much but it will just take some getting used to. I can't wait to see who is in my classes and how the professors are here. It's going to be a real reality slap when homework starts piling up and the fact that I am here to study and not on vacation kicks in.
But ta ta for now. Sorry Boston has so much snow, I won't rub it in and tell you how nice out it always is here...
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