This past thursday the group of American students (there are 8 of us) went on our first excursion. This one to El Escorial a monastery in the mountains just outside of the city. The monastery was built in honor of Saint Lawrence, and houses not only the monastery, but the crypt for the royal family and the living quarters for the King. It is amazing to see what kind of architecture people were capable of 100s of years ago especially with the kind of technology that they have available to them. It only took 20 years for the entire monastery to be built. It is very impressive.
We also had our first experience with the Madrid night life. It is very different from home. We went home at 5 in the morning and that was early! Not sure if Im going to be able to keep up. It is interesting though because you see absolutely everyone out at night, all ages and walks of life. Im now beginning to truly understand why the siesta was created.
Tomorrow classes start. It is going to be very different than the states I think. Im taking a math (not excited) , Art history (very excited) , Intermediate Spanish (should be beneficial), History of Western Civ (Im intrigued to see how history is portrayed without an American spin), and Cultural Introduction to Spain (this class has field trips to places such as Toledo and Barcalona).
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