A beautiful weekend in Madrid

Happy Sunday!
This weekend has been very relaxing, which is exactly what I needed after my first week of midterms. Although today the fun has stopped because I have to prepare for my last two midterms this Tuesday. My roommate liz was on this weekend so I was kind of lonely, yet enjoyed the quiet of our room. On Friday some of my friends and I made a Mexican feast with chicken burritos and tacos. But I was a little sad due to the fact that there was no chile for me to spicy up my food, or that we couldn't find refried beans anywhere. That night me and my friend Scotti went to Kapital, which is a very popular disco. I was not too impressed by its over priced entry fee and drinks. Plus they claim to have 7 dance floors but in reality it is just 7 floors with only 2 dance floors.
Saturday day, I got to sleep in then met my friend Michelle at el parque retiro. We bought some snacks for our study session at the parks, and I was very pleased to find a fruit tart! It was amazing! El parque retiro is very famous because it used to only be open to the rich and important people so that they could go there to meet their husbands and wives. And no I am not making that up. It is very beautiful and has a lake with row boats which i cant wait to explore when it gets warmer. There are a ton of fountains and very cool sculptures. Then michelle and I walked through Gran Via, Sol, and Opera, which are all well known areas of town. I wish my camera could capture how amazingly beautiful this city is, but unfortunately it cant.
Today has been dedicated to studying. Luckily I will be done with midterms soon and will be able to actually relax, because i don't have any work till our second set of midterms. it is really weird, but my school have 2 midterms. Kate and Ciara will no longer be visiting, due to Kate's sudden illness. I am pretty bummed, but it will be nice to have another weekend of possible travel or just a quiet weekend in Madrid wandering.
Hopefully next week something more exciting will happened that I can tell you about. O and one last thing, today my señora asked me to dye her hair. She is so cute! I love her!
hasta proxima!



(the first picture is me with my amazing fruit tart. the second is the cute late and retiro. the last one is me and my roommates beth and liz.)