I have... embraced the "lisp"

It is already getting harder to talk in English because my thoughts are now for the most part in Spanish. If not directly then I am constantly translating my english thoughts into Spanish. Its a little bit difficult to understand some words here because of the "lisp" words with c for example gracias are "grathias". But I think I have picked it up decently because  I'm not getting weird looks from the Spaniards. Besides learning the lisp I think I have mastered the Metro (the subway in Madrid). After last nights fiasco...we missed the last train by a minute and had to walk over an hour home...I am now more comfortable with my directions and with the subway. But so far so good. The food is good, there are excellent pastries and chocolates so my sweet tooth is not suffering. The meal times are very different here, breakfast is similar, but lunch is not until 2 or 3 in the afternoon and dinner is normally 9:30 or 10, it takes some getting used to. But all the cafes are helpful in getting you through the day. Its been 3 pretty full days of exploring the city with my friend Megan from Endicott and our new friends from all over. So far I can say with a clean conscience that Madrid is a very good fitting city for me!