November 20-25, 2009- Madrid, El Escorial, Toledo and Segovia, ES- The home of Eloisa and Pablo Ah the comfort of returning to Madrid- a place where I had already been lost and found my way again- a metro system whose map I could, for the most part, understand. I was riding a traveling high that was only magnified by the fact that I had the chance to spend one last hurrah with good friends from Pueblo Ingles before their return to the States. For Jay and Krist...

November 11- 13th- Madrid, ES- Couchsurfing with Ilde I arrived at the airport and despite being completely confused by the ATM machine, which I believe charged me $60 American dollars for one transaction, I easily navigated my way to "Sol", the center of the city, via metro (2 years in Chicago definitely comes in handy). I was hoping to meet up with Karen, one of my fellow Pueblo Ingles participants at her hostel. But after walking up and down the ...