What a day. Spanish classes started today, it wasn´t too bad the teacher got easier to understand as time went on and I had several successful experiences communicating with Spañiards. I went to Madrid for the first time today, a large group of us went and then split up into smaller groups so we wouldn´t be so conspicuous. We didn´t have a plan or anything but we saw the Puerta del Sol and walked around the calles near there. There are so many shops, we found some good ones tonight and I bought a bag from a souvenir shop. We also stopped at a chocolatería and ate chocolate con churros, it was pretty crazy to get a cup of steaming melted chocolate with a spoon. We needed some milk or water really bad but a cup of water was 2 euros and it just wasn´t worth it. Madrid looks amazing, I´m excited to explore more and learn about all of the different places. We have a ¨Madrid walks¨class where we will have the chance to learn much more about everything. We boarded our train to go back home at 8:30 and 40 minutes later we realized we were on the wrong train. It really wasn´t our fault though, we got on C7 like we were supposed to, but it turns out there are 2 c7´s and one goes in a complete circle before turning into the second one that we should have got on. They really should just name them something different. So an hour and 10 minutes later we ended up back where we started and then finally went on back to Alcalá de Henares. A trip that usually takes half an hour to get back home took us 2 hours and 10 minutes. But now we know.
I love you. During the night there was this mini orchestra that would perform and my mother loved them. We became friends with them and they gave us their cd. The royal palace is around there. I hope you are having so much fun
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