On the advice of several people, I'm going to attempt to maintain this informal blog throughout the semester to keep people updated and hopefully stay connected with various people back in the US.
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| The airport in Madrid! |
The Bucknell en Espana program has 21 students this semester, which is apparently the largest fall group to date! Almost all of us met in Newark airport and flew 7 hours to arrive in Madrid this past Sunday. We took a bus which drove us to Granada. It was, in my opinion, one of the longest bus rides ever. It only was 5 hours, but the heat was nearly unbearable, and the bus broke down an hour outside of Granada. Luckily, the back of the bus had the distinct and unique pleasure of Max and Mike to serenade us with sweet guitar playing and singing.
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| The only thing which kept me sane on the bus... Ke$ha and Gaga. |
Since then, it's been great in the city; the buildings are beautiful and my host Senora is a sweet little lady who Wes (my amazing roommate), and I concur, believe can only be described as "a hoot." She cooks us way too much food and loves to talk about how hot the weather is, as well as how amazing the soccer is here. I found out last night that she is related to Federico Garcia Lorca, which blew. my. mind! Our apartment is less than a year old, and quite nice, all together. Most importantly, it has Wi-Fi! I feel bad because Wes and I have huge bedrooms (separate, and each with two beds... about the size of a Bucknell single), and our Senora has a tiny bedroom and bathroom which she keeps to herself... major guilt trip!!
Well, I don't want to make these things too long, or else I'll have an ambitious precedent to follow, so I'll just close by saying that the people I've met here, students and locals, are all fantastic! I can't wait to get closer with everyone in the program! I miss everyone back home; hope life is good in the states!
Hasta pronto,
Matt
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| Granada, Espana |
