Saturday 9 October 2010

Big City Dreams.

Hello my dear readers!

I must firstly apologise for the absence of my posting, I feel so guilty for abandoning my blog  for nearly 2 months but as some of you may know from before I have moved to another country!

So, yes I am now currently living in Madrid. I moved here on 21st September so have been here almost 3 weeks now. The weather's been glorious, about 25-29 degrees everyday, although it has now got to the rain stage booo.


Me and Phil at the Sol Metro

I'm here on my year abroad for university on a placement through the British Council teaching kids english in a bilingual primary school. The level of the kids english is insane to think how young they are. I'm teaching Years 1,2 and 3 (ages 5-8) this term and will be moving to the older kids after christmas. The kids are really cute, fairly well behaved but they do get excited easily!

Madrid itself is beautiful, there's so much to see, but is is SO expensive! Nights out here are a laugh too, always something going on! Finding a flat was a challenge, it took me and Alex 2 weeks to find somewhere decent. Everything seemed to small, too far out, too expensive or too minging! Now that I have a flat I feel I have abit more stability and can get myself into a proper routine. The hardest challenge for me really is being away from my boyfriend, I miss him so much and would love to be sharing this experience with him but I know we can go back and forth to see each other. I've booked my first trip home for November and I can't wait to go back and see him and my family and friends for some home comforts!



 Heres a few snapshots from so far!



By far my favourite find here!




 Parque del Oeste



 So many pugs in Madrid, I'm in heaven!





Templo de Deblod




Huelga General in Retiro

6 comments:

  1. That's so cool you moved to Spain! They have amazing food there. Plus, you can drink on the streets, right? I hope you love it there it's so beautiful!

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  2. I love madrid! great post! I like your blog

    visit my blog

    http://bels-summerswing.blogspot.com/


    kisses

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  3. I adore pugs! Majorly jealous that you live in Madrid! x

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  4. I agree, Madrid is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO expensive :(

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  5. Welcome to Madrid, enjoy it! :)
    x

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