Our First Weekend!

Saturday began our first free weekend in Madrid. Katie, Antonia, Sina, and I decided to get the most out of the pool as we could before it closed, so at 11:30 we met up, and grabbed the same spot on the grass as the day before. We spent until 6 doing the same thing as the day before (except we played a few rounds of asshole this time).  After we left the pool we went home to nap, shower, and eat dinner. That night Mikaela and I met up in Sol around 10:30.  We were waiting for Katie (who took forever to get there because she was figuring out transportation home) for a while, so we decided to go to 100 Montaditos and get a drink while waiting. Finally she arrived and we texted Sina and Antonia to ask where the discoteca was. Unfortunately, neither of them answered their phones. So we decided to just pick a direction and walk (especially when we were done being approached by strange men).  We ended up going to a really small club called Star Studio.  The benefit was we got in for free, and they gave us free drinks. So we didn’t really complain. Plus they played American music so we knew all the songs. After dancing a bit we were so hot (it was burning in the club) so we went outside and sat down under lamp (like everyone else in the plaza was doing). After sitting for a little bit we tried to find a 24 hour pharmacy for Mikaela because she was having an allergic reaction to something, but we didn’t see one. We ended up hanging out in Sol, till about 3 am when Katie saw her bus pull up and decided it was time to go (since her bus only comes once an hour).  Mikaela grabbed a cab and I got walking. I skyped with Ali for a few minutes when I got home then I slept like a rock.

On Sunday I went to church with Loli at 12. We went to la Iglesia de San Gines right near out apartment.  It’s a beautiful church.  As good as some of the ones we had to pay to see. After mass was over Loli and I walked around the church so I could see all the different chapels.  She told me her two sons, and all of Jacinto’s brothers were baptized in that church. It was so sweet our bonding moment. After church we met up with her friend Candela who took us out for a drink (Loli had a beer. I love her!).  Candela came over afterwards and ate lunch with us. Loli stuffed me full of food (I think I need to ask her to give me less or else I might explode one day).  After lunch I did my homework and made a study sheet of the subjunctive for later on.  I also skyped with my entire family while they were at Nana’s for the Labor Day Weekend Clam Bake.  (Next time don’t move the computer so fast guys!) Then Katie and I met up at the movie theater near her house.  We saw Conocerá al hombre de sus sueños (You will meet the man of your dreams), which goes by the title You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger in the US.  It’s a Woody Allen Movie with Antonio Banderas, and Naiomi Watts.  For the most part I understood what was going on, except it ended a bit suddenly and I wasn’t quite sure what had happened. I would like to see it in English too so I can fully understand why people around me were laughing and I wasn’t.  After the movie Katie and I went to McDonald’s to get a 1€ icecream.  Then I went home and ate dinner, skyped some more with mom and dad and went to bed.