Classes

Officially started classes these past two days!
Wednesday was the first day of classes and it was definitly a different start to the semester than I'm used to.
My first class wasnt until 2:30 pm, so I forced myself to wake up around 11, even though because of the jetlag I could have slept longer, and went to the gym here that I joined! It was definitly different than an American gym, but not too extreme. The locker room was pretty standard and the gym had all of the typical machines; ellipticals, treadmil, stairmaster, bike. It also had weights and all that sort of equipment. I was the only one doing cardio at the time though so it was a bit awkward because I watched in the mirror as everyone stared at me. They were nice though and said Hi or Hola to me while I was on there. It was so hot in there though and I was definitly a sweaty mess. Walking home I was probably a hilarious sight with my workout clothes on and my huge coat over me. I didn't see any hilarious gym outfits, but I was hoping to. They were all wearing pretty normal workout attire with the exception of one woman wearing pants and this skin tight leotard looking top with a turtle neck, no sleeves and an open back. It was weird, but I can't like I wanted one.
Then I came home and showered and headed off with the roomies to class.
I started off with Spanish Literature which I have with Kelsey, one of my roommates. Our teacher is from Spain and it's going to be a good class that I can hopefully learn a lot of Spanish from as well.
Then I had Spanish Civilization and Culture which will also be amazing because we get to travel in Spain and I'll learn a lot about Spains history and the different regions of the country.
Then my day ended with History of the Modern World 1500-present day. That class wasn't too exciting but my professor seems interesting as he is British and has a fabulous accent.
Then I headed home and recapped the day with my roomies about our classes. It was cool to see people from orientation that we'd previously met and it was nice to see a familiar face. A lot of my classes have students from all over the world who are permanent students at SLU Madrid, so it's a nice difference.
Then, Wednesday night we headed out to a bar called Orange Cafe just two blocks from our apartment. It was very American but it was nice way to meet other students from Madrid and also get a taste of Spanish culture.
Thursday I had classes at 11am, starting with International Politics. My professor is great, he's from Germany but has a British accent because he went to school in London. He's really smart and knowledgable about the world so I hope to learn a lot from him. Then I came home ate lunch and got ready for my second class, Reinaissance Art History. This class is going to be very fascinating because we're in Europe where so many of these painting and scultures are so I can't wait to learn about them and be able to have the chance to see them first hand.
Then I came back, took a siesta and was able to skype with my bestie Jamie :) <3.
After we all woke up from our siestas we took a walk around our neighborhood for some food because we were starving and are still adjusting to eating later. We found a little place with a spanish tortilla thats inexpensive and it was delicious. Definitly made my night.
Now we are back trying to plan our "touristy" weekend ahead of us and getting ready for our first experience tonight at one of Madrid's most famous clubs, Joy.