Madrid and Parents

Hola hola,

so, I am back in Valla. It's been while. mostly, the last few weeks I've been doing a lot of homework in preparation to travel. I got set into a bit of a routine. Wake up, eat yogurt, school, lunch, run, nap, walk 2 miles, drink caffeine, homework, walk, skype, bed. But, as of this last weekend, and for the next month each weekend will involve much more adventure and less sleeping. 

My parents got in Thursday to Valladolid. The craziest part of the whole visit for me was visiting my host mom at our house and translating back and forth between host mom and real parents. I was all flushed and needed a few beers to keep up. They kept wanting me to say things that were impossible to translate. But, it ended up being a really good test of my spanish skills. I took my folks to the mussels tapas bar which they seemed to really like and on a few of my favorites walks around town. My parents were a bit foggy cause they ahd not adjusted to the time schedule, but we still had a good time.

Madrid was great. When had to spent a lot of Saturday napping, but eventually we made it to the Reina Sofia and then out for some great tapas around Puerta del Sol. These were hectic tapas bars even for me! Saturday night Madrid tapas is a frenetic experience. But, very tasty. I really liked the shrimp and the gazpacho we ordered...

Sunday was accidently dedicated mostly to shopping. We also decided we had eaten enough bread and ham, and found a tasty Indian restaurant. I thought I was gonna cry it was so delicious. Spices? Taste? Amazing. The big event of the day was the Madrid Real game at 5. It as really fun to be in such a huge stadium and around people who really understand soccer. We had a great time, even tho Madrid pretty much stomped the other team. 

So, here I am on Monday and I'm pretty zonked. But, there is no time for rest because I've got a paper to write and alot of homework to push thru if I'm gonna be carefree in Sevilla next weekend. After that, it's spring break in Lisbon, Sevilla and Granada. Then maybe Barcelona. Somewhere in there I need to maybe do finals, papers and presentations. It's madness. But so worth it. 

Here's to hopefully not getting any illnesses and finding some extra energy. 

¡Hasta Luego!

Grace