My senora is a wonderful cook. She used to own a restaurant and I am in heaven. However, I must make it clear that her lentil soup still is not at good as mom's. It's true. We just had the usual gigantic lunch and I am ready to go take a nap. Tonight I leave for Barcelona where it is raining like crazy and I am going to stay with 2 other students in my program in a hostel room of 18. It should be a pretty good adventure. I just wrote in my real journal earl...

So I have still remained strong with this no drinking thing. . .much thanks to my lovely roomate :). And i would just like you to know that the official Euro-Mullet count as of today is 9 (this is missing all the ones i forgot to count since I have been here). Pues, Drinks = 0 Mullets = 9 Spain is wonderful. Nicole is better.

¡Buenas y bienvenido! This is my first journal entry about my adventures in Spain! I am sure you have all been wondering what sort of trouble I have been getting into. Well, let's get the details out first. When I arrived in the Madrid-Barajas airport, I waited for about 3.5 hours for suitcases that never came. So to start off my Madrid experience I wore the same clothes for about 4 days in a row until one of my suitcases came. I didn't have my second suitca...

Well here I am. . .just over a month away from leaving for Madrid. I still only have 1200 dollars to my name. I need 2000. I still need to pay for a new 200 dollar camera, a new backpack, and clothes and supplies for the trip. Needless to say, I am a little worried. My spanish isn't doing all that great either. I am getting more and more excited for the trip, however, and I'll keep updating thoughts and progress of my preparation up to departure on Sep 2.