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<\/a>Hola Todos!!<\/p>\n
I know it seems like I am always have the best time over here and I just want to reiterate…I am having the best time over here! \u00a0Last week my friends and I went to a futbol game, it was Real Madrid against the Seville team (I do not remember their name). \u00a0Madrid won and I guess that is why I can not remember the other teams name! \u00a0It was really cool seeing the players in person, the whole team is VERY good looking. \u00a0My friend Bianca met some Brits at the airport on her way back from Barcelona and we showed them around Sunday and Monday. \u00a0They were awesome! \u00a0So funny and so sweet. \u00a0We really had a good time showing them around, and it was cool to show people around our new city, it definitely made us realize how well we know this place. \u00a0 Saying goodbye to them was a dose of what it is going to be like saying goodbye to all of these wonderful people I have met here studying abroad. \u00a0It is too sad to think about.<\/p>\n
We had great weather most of the week, so I went to Retiro a lot. \u00a0We had a test on Thursday and had a study session in the park, it was really nice. \u00a0Friday, the USAC group went to Salamanca! \u00a0Salamanca is a gorgeous college town about 2 hours from Madrid. \u00a0The collage in Salamanca is the oldest in Europe! \u00a0If you ever visit Salamanca you have to find the frog, that is right the frog, on the outside of the collage wall. \u00a0Supposedly the nightlife in Salamanca is really fun, but I did not stay the night. \u00a0Last night my friends and I went to a Thi restaurant and then got crepes at our crepe spot! \u00a0It was a great end to a long day! \u00a0I do not have plans yet for this weekend, I might just go souvenir shopping! \u00a0Vamos a ver (We will see).<\/p>\n
I am going to Malaga on Tuesday for 5 days!! \u00a0Malaga is a small town in the south of Spain right on the beach! \u00a0I went once when I was little so I am excited to go again!<\/p>\n
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Alright so some things that I have noticed:<\/p>\n
People cuss all the time. \u00a0Sometimes it seems like every other word is a cuss word. \u00a0Now cussing here is a bit different. \u00a0In the states we have a bunch of bad words and a couple of really really bad words, here they have a few really really bad words, they get really creative with them, and they go after your feelings. \u00a0They say things we would NEVER say in the states because it is just rude! \u00a0For example, \u00a0They say, “I ‘poop’ on your dead people.” \u00a0WHY would you say something like that? \u00a0They also say, \u00a0“I ‘poop’ on the communion host.” \u00a0WHY would you EVER say that?? \u00a0These are just some of the examples I can give online, it gets much worse. \u00a0The vulgarity is amazing. \u00a0I feel like we would not even think to say these things in the states, especially screaming them at the television in a bar to a futbol player…<\/p>\n
The futbol fans are intense!! \u00a0They really get into the game! \u00a0They cuss the players out when they win the game so I was wondering what they would say if they lost the game. \u00a0Well, I found out Wednesday night in the bar near my house. \u00a0Real Madrid lost them game 4-1 and the fans were tripping out. \u00a0The vulgarity in the bar was too intense for me, I was just laughing at it. \u00a0The creativity is amazing!<\/p>\n
So the crisis is getting really bad. \u00a0On Thursday we got an email saying that there was going to be a demonstration in Sol, the center of the city, and as American citizens we were advised to stay out of that area and preferably at home. \u00a0This demonstration was unlike the others because it was not authorized. \u00a0People stole from stores, had lockouts and sit ins, there were bombs being thrown, SWAT was there beating people up and taking them to jail, it was just a bad scene. \u00a0I stayed at home and watched it on the news.<\/p>\n
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Okay that is all for now!! \u00a0Stay Tuned! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Tyler Monroe<\/p>\n<\/a>
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