El Prado

Above are some photos from our class tour of the University of Alcala- it was really interesting and they even had their own school jail! If you spoke Castellana- A CÁRCEL!

Not too much has happened since my last post, so I will keep it short. On Thursday I got my haircut right after class, and it is so short (for me)! I probably got about 6 inches off in total. I wanted it to be significantly shorter, but I think the language barrier had something to do with HOW short it is. But now, a few days later I decided I really like it, and it cuts my shower time in half.

On Saturday we had a group trip to El Prado, a giant art museum in Madrid. They have some of the most famous works of El Greco, Velasquez, Ribero, and basically any Spanish painter you can imagine. It was really cool to see all of the paintings in their original form, but the place was so big I doubt we saw one tenth of the museum! Its definitely a place I would like to go back to. We then walked to the same restaurant we went to the first day in Madrid and got a great lunch. After that, Krissie Shannon and I walked around Madrid and window shopped until we were too tired to keep walking. After the train ride home, I took a nap, ate dinner and called it a night.

On Sunday I was glad to hear UMD beat UNC in basketball! It sounded like a fun game to go to, and I'm glad our team isn't sucking for once. Apparently the Superbowl happened on Sunday as well, but that's only a rumor that's going around Spain I think. They are getting ready for los carnavales here, and all the little peques (Kids) are going to dress up on Wednesday! Que Guay. Anyways, I have to go because I am headed to my flamenco class!
Hasta pronto!