Well, I have officially been here two months and it has taken just as long to feel like I have found “my groove” not only in my day-to-day life, but in my spending, as well. I still feel #poor, but not nearly as much as before. And I have since remedied that #homeless situation. Life, […]
Say What? II
When teaching a group of six 5-year-olds In the middle of a lesson about rooms in the house, one of them says, “What the f*ck!” And then they all repeat, “What the f*ck!” And they are cracking up. I tell them they can’t say that and it’s a bad word and they all look at […]
Cocinando III.
Like I said in my Toledo post, I spent much of this weekend cooking. So much cooking! This week, I spent 23 Euro (but actually closer to 40 Euro because I went for extra groceries). However, here is what I go for 23. Eggs // arugula // romaine Carrots // bananas // clementines // onion […]
Weekend Adventuring: Toledo & More.
I think it’s necessary to begin this post by commenting on the tragic events that occurred in Paris over the weekend. Terrorist attacks are scary and heartbreaking no matter what, but living in a European country so close to Paris has made it hit home that much more. It has, once again, reminded me of […]
El Escorial & Catching Up.
Good morning! I am typing up this blog post at 11 am, Sunday morning, drinking coffee and eating a big bowl of peanut butter oatmeal. I’m feeling quite perky since I slept 13 HOURS last night! After getting hardly any sleep on Friday night, my roommates and I were up early Saturday morning for a […]
The Best Weekend Yet.
Hi! How was your halloweekend?! Did you get drunk and laugh at people in their costumes? I have this sharp memory of a halloween party my freshman year of college. Everyone was a little bit toasty and I looked up, and there was this HUGE guy in a teletubbie costume and it was the best […]
Free Museums in Madrid
Madrid offers a great selection of art and cultural museums, and while most are not ALWAYS free, most of them are free at certain times during the week. In this post, I made a list of the best museums in Madrid as when as well as when the museums are free in Madrid. See below […]
The Magic Man: Getting Robbed in Madrid
Before coming to Spain, people will warn you over and over to “watch your things” because petty crime and theft is common here, especially in areas with a lot of tourists. We heard it over and over again, and yet, it’s easy to think “I’m on top of things and that won’t happen to me”. […]
The Great Relaxer Hunt: RESULTS!
**If you don’t want to see a bunch of selfies of me, then exit this post now (Ollin…) and I will see you tomorrow, maybe..maybe not.** A few weeks ago, I went on The Great Relaxer Hunt here in Madrid. After two impossibly long weeks of waiting, I FINALLY had my hair done at Corte […]
The Most Beautiful Day!
Yeah, sure…the weather is nice enough. But I’m not talking about the weather….I’m talking about……….. Sound the trumpets. And yes, I know I could have been using Hola.org, but it wouldn’t work on my computer because of some sort of proxy that I have on my computer so I can use the wifi at school. […]