I landed in the great city of Madrid, España on Wednesday morning, watching American students find their luggage and take a train or a taxi, while I headed to my beloved Metro. My old host family's house is so close to the airport, so despite the 10 minute walk from the Metro to their house with about 50 kilograms of stuff, I didn't have too far to travel.
I am staying at their house while I look for an apartment closer to the bus station from which I will be traveling every day to get to work in Collado Villalba, a town outside the city of Madrid but still within the Comunidad de Madrid. No luck so far on the apartment search, but I am visiting two more today, hopefully making some progress. I visited two yesterday and loved the first one, though the couple that lives there is having a baby at the end of November... probably not something I can easily sleep around or handle... The other place from yesterday called me back today and is willing to give me a 20 euro discount every month because she said she liked me more than the other people who visited. That's nice, but I really like daylight and clean apartments, and that one doesn't really fit the bill...
I will let you know how today goes. At the very least my day will end with a visit with Annalisa, who I am so so glad lives here (we got lunch my first day here and it was wonderful to see her again after almost a year and a half! Too too long.). I also got to see Anne from Carleton Swim and Dive yesterday, which was just great, too! She's such a joy and I am so so jealous that she gets to do the Madrid program. Sure, I did it four years ago, but I would do anything for the excitement and greatness of that program again. I hope I'll get to see her quite a bit more as the fall goes on, before she has to head home for winter in Minnesota... eek! I don't miss that!
Wish me luck looking for the perfect piso!
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