Day 1

I arrived to Madrid, España safely on august 23. It honestly felt like i skipped a whole day because I left at 7am american time and arrived 8am Spain time. I have yet to take pictures so you will have to forgive me for that. So far, I have made several friends from this CSU program and they have all been amazing. A group of us girls went wandering into Madrid yesterday afternoon and it was great. Unfortunately my horrible allergies drove me to buy medication from a local pharmacy that appeared similar to zyrtec-D. What I didn't know is that regardless of the main ingredient psuedophedrine, it still causes drowsiness. Needless to say while walking through Madrid the girls I was with decided to buy some drinks and sit down to chat. While I sat with them, I started to take 2 second naps and it became hard to focus on what they were saying. I found it difficult to stay awake. So I came back to my dorm and knocked out. I woke up at 2am and unfortunately missed dinner:(. The eating schedule it very different here, breakfast (desayuno) is typically between 7-9:30 am, lunch(comida) is around 2-3pm with a time for siesta at around 3-4:30. Dinner(cena) is served around 9-10pm. It seems like people don't sleep here which makes sense when you try the coffee, needless to say, I'm wired on this coffee! So despite the lack of a starbucks, I  have yummy coffee. However, thanks to my best friend i can "make an ordinary coffee extraordinary!' with my very own starbucks kit! I will end this blog with a short list of things I have learned so far.
1. Coins are of great value, 1 euro may look measly but can get you a lot
2. A bottle of wine can cost as little as 1euro
3. wi-fi is pronounced WEE FEE here
4. Café con leche is pretty much espresso with hot milk
5. Spaniards have little sense of what personal space is, experienced first hand.