It's 12:30 in the morning right now, but that's early for a typical Spanish night!

The past couple of days have been a mixture of really fun times mixed with a couple of frustrating times.  Luckily, the frustrating times only consist of me getting lost (multiple times) looking for people, but hopefully all should be good now that I officially have a spanish cell phone! Also, from getting lost, I've managed to (accidently) explore maaaany new places around Madrid.

On Saturday, we finally moved in with our host families! While some people live with parents/kids, I live with a señora with another student in my program in an apartment.  She's really easy to talk to, and super helpful in the Spanish-speaking department.  Not to mention her authentic Spanish food has been really good.  I've explored the neighborhood, which has tons of cute bakeries and a lot of sushi places (which works out just fine for me... I've been craving some for awhile as always).

What I really like about this city is that every neighborhood has its own vibe.  For example, my neighborhood is very family-centered (the park next door was packed with tons of families and kids at 10:00 at night!), whereas other neighborhoods have different age groups, different styles, different music, ext.

The past two nights I've spent at La Latina, a cute area with lots of tapas bars.  I like tapas because they're just small portions of a variety of food.  In some places, you can just order different foods individually, and in other places, you order a drink, and with each drink they give you a free plate of food to share at the table.  Muy delicioso =)  Also in La Latina is my new favorite place based on its name alone: Latina Turner!


I could write more, but it's getting a little late (maybe not for a Spaniard, but for me!) and my internship interview is (finally) in the morning!  I'm a little nervous, but I also can't wait! Wish me luck!