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Yesterday was a really nice day. We had a fun time in class and then took a few hours for siesta. Before dinner, Meg and Sophie and I explored the western end of the city a little bit and found a pretty nice mall as well as the prettiest park I've seen here so far. It's name is Frederico García Lorca park, he's a famous Spanish writer. There were a million rose bushes and different shaped trees. It was much different from parks back home, but very beautiful.
We stayed in last night and just hung out. Today we had class again and we had our first exam: we had to tell a story in front of the class! I talked about how my key didn't work the first night I was at my homestay and how embarrassing it was.
After class we had lunch and then went to a meeting about safety in the Arcadia office. Afterwards we all got helado (ice cream) and talked about what kind of trips we want to take while we're here. The Arcadia program is taking us around Spain on various trips and they are also hooking us up with a Morocco program, although that isn't paid for and is supposed to be pretty expensive. But Morocco is a place I know I would never go on my own and because of that I am seriously considering it. I am also going to stay in Madrid with some friends for a few nights as well as try to travel to Italy and possibly Dublin to visit some other friends from home. Overall, the whole traveling thing is exciting but very stressful. I wish someone would just plan it for me.
I miss you all!
Love Always,
Em