August 26 - Arrival Day in Madrid

Highlight of the day: ALL my luggage arrived!! Lesley, TANDEM's American coordinator, picked me up from the airport and we took a taxi to the hotel that i stayed at during orientation. It was called Hotel del Prado. 

After FBing and emailing my parents Lesley and I went out for coffee and I tried churros. The coffee here is super strong, while I'm more of a french vanilla coffee kind of girl.. For this reason I didn't care much for our little breakfast.

La Plaza Mayor

Katy and I drinking our sangria

After lunch I met Katy, one of the other girls in my program. The two of us were the only ones doing the orientation, so we were roommates. Katy and her family came 2 weeks early to vacation, so after I showed up, they took us around the city. We walked around different plazas and shopping centers and ended up drinking sangria in the Plaza Mayor :)

yummmmmmmy shrimp :)

YUMMY paella :)

After walking around the city I was POOPED, so I opted for a nap, before dinner, while Katy's family bought some last minute souvenirs. 

Katy's family and I went to this restaurant called El Caldrón. Katy and I shared a type of shrimp paella that was made in a cauldron. It wasn't the typical paella, but it was so, so, SO delicious! :) 

After dinner, we walked around the city a little more, until my jet lag caught up with me and I HAD to go to bed!