I am currently exhausted and feeling kind of gross. No matter how clean they keep the metro here, public transportation and walking all day burdened with bags will always leave you sweaty and dirty. Cute, I know. Today we went to El Rastro de Madrid, an outdoor flea market kind of place. I continued my endless, unsuccessful search for boots, and also bought a couple things. We went around 11 am and didn't return home until a little after 6 pm. It was huge and crowded, and so much fun, but walking all day e'eryday is wearing me down. The Spanish people continue to be warm and accommodating.
Yesterday Jade and I did a walking tour of Madrid and met some new girls who seem really cool. After the walking tour we went to Mercado de San Miguel, which is a completely amazing food market. It is filled with various stands selling prepared foods, that all look delicious. Everything we tried was spectacular. There was one rude Italian vendor with whom we had a less-than-great interaction, but he gave us a cheese sample nonetheless, so it was all good.
At night, Jade and I were supposed to meet up with the girls from the walking tour and go to Kapital, a crazy 7-story club, but we could not get in touch with them, and I didn't bring my physical passport or licence so we couldn't get in anyways. We ended up at a place called Moondance, and stayed for a little while. We didn't have the most raging first nigh out in Madrid, but it was fun to be out and about, and we didn't get home until about 3:30 am.
I think in the future it will be good to have a more solid plan, and we both prefer a chill bar scene anyways.
Tomorrow we start school. As I said, I am a bit worn down, so this post may seem scatter-brained. I can't think of any hilarious Spain stories to include, but that's okay. Every night at dinner we talk and laugh with Paloma, and I continue to struggle to understand her when she tells stories, but it is always good fun, and she gets her point across.
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