Conquering the City - Part 2 I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I have tried finishing this story. Either I get interrupted or I somehow enrage the computer and it deletes everything. I´m slightly concerned that by the time I actually post it, I will have grown old and senile and that, like many a joke told by moi (shhh, don´t tell the Spanish police I´m speaking French!) it will lose impact after ten or so attempts. Nevertheless, I...

Much to Write About Nothing... Hey everyone. It´s your gypsy. I just wanted to let you know that I haven´t forgotten about you. In fact, quite the opposite. Several times a day when I find myself in a hilarious, awkard, or even terrifying scrape I think to myself, ¨As soon as I get out of this, I have to write everything down so I can put it on the blog. ¨ So be prepared, there´s a lot coming your way once I get some time, including ...

Conquering the City Okay, so it´s been a little while since I´ve written anything of importance. It´s a little tricky to try to keep my brain in Spanish while keeping up with letters, e-mails, a blog, a planner, and a diary all in English. But you know I love a challenge! Speaking of challenges, yesterday was the day of all days for them. In Liana language: absolutely exhilirating! I took the metro to school (if I can find time I will try to...

Home Sweet Home Well I am finally here, in the city I am to call home for the next few months. I can´t tell you how good it feels to unpack my things and settle in! I am staying with a mother and her twenty-five year old son in one of the most precious European apartments I´ve ever seen - even in the movies! Oops! She´s calling ¨Lian, cariño!¨ That´s me - without the¨a´ on the end. I´ll be back in a bit. Ju...

Quick Catch Up I have to start by saying that Spain is so much more than I thought it would be. I really came not expecting much more than a place to be immersed in Spanish and at every turn I have been pleasantly surprised. Madrid was really amazing. I wish I could have spent some more time there. Which translates as: I'll be going back. Today we went to El Escorial and El Valle de Los Caidos. In another blog I'll have to give more details. For now I'...