New Friends
This is Erika and Abby, they are amazing girls and I am so glad they are in my program.
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It's been a whirlwind
I've been in San Sebastian for about three weeks now. When I think about it, it seems like it has gone by in the blink of an eye. I have so many pictures and so many new friends. My roommates Kim and Michelle are the coolest girls. Kim is from Los Angeles and she is the typical, beautiful, blonde. She is thoughtful and caring and will ask how your day is, everyday. She carries herself very well and is very intelligent. Michelle and I are closer, she is a pretty awesome girl. She is from Carson and goes to UNR, like me. I am so excited because we are going to hang out when we get back from our little "vacation". Michelle is tall, tan and has long, brown, beautiful hair. Both of my roommates have great hair :) Michelle is hilarious and we have the same sense of humor, and she is quiet like me, and she is the most amazing cook. At first, I was unsure on my living situation, because frankly our apartment smells like fish, but with these two girls it is worth it. We live two b...
Museo del Prado and the Royal Palace
Well, Let's start off with the fact that twenty minutes into the day, my camera died! Surprisingly enough I am not worried about it at all. This morning I woke up at six and I wasn't even tired, I think that is jet lag working, but now it is about 6:00 pm and I am exhausted. The first place we went today on our walking tour was Museo del Prado, which is an art museum that houses like 16000 paintings from Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Velasquez and numerous others. It was crazy to see a masterpiece up close. We walked through all the streets of Madrid, don't ask me to do that again because I would get lost in a heartbeat. We walked to the Royal Palace and say about 20 of the 2800 rooms. All of them were so elaborately decorated, but by far the chapel was the most unbelievable. When we left, me and a few other USAC people went in search of the world's oldest restaurant, but we couldn't find it. We ended up eating outside in the plaza meyor and I ordered a chorizo sandwich, ...
