Day 16... I think.

24 April 2015

I have not posted for the past week, because apparently setting up WiFi takes a long time, two weeks to be exact. We finally got our hands on a hot-spot so Trevor can do his homework with out having to walk to the school and now we can talk to the family back in the states.
P.S. Just so you know I had just written a whole post and of course the internet went out again... and I lost it all. Sad day... I guess I will begin again.

I lost count of days we have been here now. We have been in our new flat just over a week and I can't believe how nice it is to officially have our own place. Madrid feels a little different now. It doesn't feel like another country any more,and even the plugs don't seem odd these days. It is still big city which I am not used too but it almost feels like home. With everything slowly coming together we have less and less stuff to do every day and our to-do list is now very short. It feels fabulous. We are now exploring the city more and more. I have never been a city girl and I always thought I would absolutely hate living in a city but I find I am adjusting quite well.

Let me just say the public transportation is awesome. I know some people prefer to drive themselves around but I am actually a terrible driver. I am a bit to spacey for it, and I really dislike the fact that nearly every U.S. city is mapped around the use of cars. But about a week before we moved to Spain I nearly killed me and my dog while going 80 mph through Wyoming. After that experience I was more eager than ever to give up my car, and I have found not driving suits me extremely well. I would never go back if it were possible. Truthfully as I stand now can only really see only two big downsides to the city.

1. Total lack of Nature- We moved into our apartment because we really liked the area. After further reflection into why we like the area so much we discovered that it is because there are trees on our street. It gives us sense of homeyness and privacy that on a whole Madrid is really missing. I find man made architecture fabulous and it can be very beautiful, but it really, in my personal opinion, is nothing compared to what can be found in nature. And aside from the trees there really is no other sort of greenery outside of the city parks.
2. Dirty Streets- Dog poop is everywhere on the side walk. Now I would never claim myself as a clean freak. I like a clean home and I wash my hands. But I rarely use hand sanitizer (only in dire circumstances such as port-a-potty use) and am not a stickler about wiping off the kitchen counters all of the time. I do, though, have to to draw the line at poop germs being dragged into my house on the bottom of shoes. I shudder at the thought of the floor in my bedroom being covered in them. Gross.

Well even though I could say a lot more and there has a lot that happened between now and my last post (including the discovery of deception about taxi cab fares and lugging our bags a cross the city and back during our move) I will keep things short. I know that reading an epic novel posing a blog post feels like a chore so I will close now.
Tomorrow we visit the art museum. I will give a report tomorrow.

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