The rain in Spain..

I had a seriously weird My Fair Lady moment yesterday. I was on the train from Madrid to Granada, just admiring the scenery, and it started raining. I'm on a train, going through the plains of Spain, in the rain. All the while thinking “IS THIS REALLY MY LIFE?!?”

Spain is a beautiful country. I loved Madrid. The last two days felt more like a vacation than anything...getting to hang out in Spain with good friends, walking the neighborhoods, admiring the architecture, eating great food and drinking good wine. (I'm also really proud of us, because we absolutely dominated the jetlag!)

Leaving the girls at the train station was when it really set in that this is more than a vacation. And then I was completely alone in a country where I don't speak the language. Pretty sure I've never been that scared before in my life. But, it's all about the adventure, right? YIKES. Luckily a lot of people speak English here.

I did thoroughly enjoy watching the Spanish countryside go by on the train though. It really is a beautiful place. The whole country seems to be littered with hills and mountains, and almost entirely covered by vineyards or orchards. Occasionally there would be a set of wind turbines or an old stone building. I kept trying to read or nap but couldn't seem to take my eyes from the window. I did however refrain from taking geeky-tourist pictures though!

So now I'm in Granada, and there are already a bunch of other people from the program here. It's exciting meeting everyone, and I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store for us this week and the rest of the semester.

Here's some Madrid pictures:

This is pretty much what all of my Madrid pictures look like. Pretty buildings.

..Or food! Our breakfast yesterday: Chocolate con churros, y cafe con leche. It only took us, what..two hours of walking to find the place? Ha. So worth it.

Anyways. Missing everyone, hoping things are going well at home.

Love,

Rubea