But anyway just thought I would write a random update on life. Today I finally made it to the Museo del Prado and checked out the awesome Tintoretto exhibit.
But before I made it over to the museum I met Sandy for lunch at CEO, which is the real Spanish university that our school is surrounded by. We eat lunch there because it is soooo delicious and cheap. But anyway, before I got to school I ran into my Spanish teacher on the metro and we were chatting about where I live, ect. I told her how long it takes to get to school and she informed me that there is a bus line that goes straight from my house to school. It takes about the same amount of time but you can actually see the city and you don't have to change lines (I change lines twice in the metro)
So, after lunch when I decided to go to the Prado, I found bus 45 and took it all the way to the Prado (which is basically across the street from my house) So I am so excited now because I plan on taking the bus way more!
Also, I have commented latley that I don't really feel like I am learning Spanish as well as I had hoped, but I think I am actually better than I think. For example today I rode on the bus with these three little old Spanish ladies and after we got off at the Prado stop she came up to me and started talking. She said I had pretty eyes and I didn't freak out that someone was speaking Spanish to me (usually I freeze). I thanked her for the compliment and then she started asking me questions like where I was from and how long I had been here, then her friends started talking to me, and although I didn't catch all of it, I still managed to respond and have a converstation! I was so stoked!
Also, later on when I was in the Prado this woman came up next to me and asked the security guard if she could get back into the exhibit because she forgot to go into the gift shop, but she was speaking English, and I could tell he understood her, but that he didn't speak English. SO, in Spanish, he told her to go downstairs because there was another gift shop. But she didn't understand him, but I did, so I told her in English what to do! It was cool, but later I realized that there is no giftshop downstairs, and maybe that guard really had no idea what she was saying. Oh well, I hope she got her Tintoretto coffee mug, or whatever she wanted from the gift shop.
After dinner tonight, at about 10, I went to Flamenco night, which was sponsored by Suffolk, my school here in Madrid, and it was pretty good times. They were AMAZING flamenco dancers, but our seats weren't too good so we couldn't see thier feet, which is the coolest part. Then I hung out with my friends for a while, we walked around, grabbed some late night food and now I am home, in my bed. I have a Spanish test tomorrow, so I should get to bed. But yeah, good times today...
Nightie.
Here is a different video from the Flamenco Dancers in Granada....
