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Hasta luego Madrid
So I'm currently waiting to board my plane. Last night all my friends and I got together for the last in Madrid and went to el Tigre. It was a super bittersweet moment. And when I left with my roommates everyone started tearing up. And then we packed and cleaned the apartment, and before I knew it was 8am and I was saying bye to my roommates. Gonna miss everyone in the program so much!
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Hallelujah!!
Finally finished this semester! woooo!
This week seemed like it would never end-as least school work wise. I know it's still Wednesday, but tomorrow is going to be super busy, ad then Friday morning I'll be en route to the UK!
Overall I loved this semester. School wise, I loved my classes. And for anyone looking for classes to pick at NYU Madrid in the future: I took a class on the Prado museum in spanish with prof Carmen Ana, who is literally the sweetest woman, and is super passionate about art. I also really loved my Techniques of Translations class, with Prof Perez, she was a totally cool teacher who taught us so much spanish slang and everyday things that made the class super interesting, along with translating super fun scripts like "American Beauty" and "Shrek" I also took Critical Approaches, which is about spanish literature, and it got me really interested in literature in general, and in learning about Spanish speaking countries and their cultures. And can't forget about my Cultures & Contexts class, I learned a lot in this class, and the prof was someone I'll never forget, you can tell that he's super passionate about what he teaches and knows a ton.
In terms of the people I was with this semester, I can honestly say that there was a strong sense of community here, and I can't wait to see everyone in NY. I'm gonna miss everyone!
The Last Week.
Today begins finals week and the last week of being in Madrid. Right now I'm stressed about a million different things; finals, packing, cleaning, looking for an apartment, buying christmas presents... oh man. But I guess most of all, I'm trying to spend the most time with my roommates and all my friends who I'll miss, and enjoy Madrid in general. But part of me wants to get finals over with as well. Especially since I'll be heading to London to spend the holidays with my cousins! Then I'll be home at last! Honestly can't wait to have some nice home cooked meals too. This week I bought my last groceries, which consisted of cheese, bread, salami, juice and eggs. This will be breakfast, lunch and dinner for the rest of the week. Woo! Time to get productive, here we go..
ART: Kimsooja’s Room of Rainbows
South Korean-born artist Kimsooja has had a long, intense career full of installations, performances, photography, videos and site-specific project. This particular installation from 2006 is at the Palace de Cristal in Madrid.
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Today in Parque del Retiro. Had some lunch at a Turkish place, and played some soccer in the park. It was the perfect weather, felt like the first day of fall. Times like these I wish I hadn’t spent some of weekends in Madrid in my room doing nothing. Otherwise, just enjoying the last couple days here before we all leave
London (by Brook Ferry)
Took a break from apartment hunting to have churros con chocolate en Cafe Commercial (in my opinion, they’re better than the famous san gines ones)
And then had lunch lunch today at Greek and Shop in Malasaña. Great spot for lunch or after hitting the bars in the area, like Freeway, Maravillas or Tupperware.
Today in Madrid:
I was super productive and I went to look for apartments with my friend in Sol, in preparation for next semester. Went to the Prado museum to look for the two paintings that I’ll be writing about for my Prado essay, and went to La Bicicleta Cafe in Malasaña; a barrio very much like the East Village, to have lunch and get some work done.
I don’t know why I haven’t studied at this cafe before, it’s perfect. The food was delicious, everyone there seemed really cool, and a lot of the people there were international students and were super friendly. It's the perfect place to go in the day to work on homework, read a good book while sipping some coffee, or going to after dinner for some drinks. Beats Starbucks on the nyu new york campus any day. Surprisingly a lot of other NYU Madrid students were there too. Just an awesome atmosphere.
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona (by irmapv)
Berlin! November 21st - 25th
1. Bradenburg Gate
2. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
3. Checkpoint Charlie
4. East Side Gallery
5. I was touched by a part of the East Side Gallery, a part called something like "Walls on Walls" or something, that showed walls that separated people in other parts of the world, like the border between the US and Mexico.
6. This trip was like re-learning all that history that APUSH just speeds through in high school.
7. Banana Beer. Weird, I know. But SO GOOD
8. at Beer Hall. They are actually the best!! So much energy, and people just dancing on chairs, having a good times with friends. And not many tourists it he one we were at: Hofbrauhaus Berlin
9. Pretzels and Beer at the Beer Hall.
Toledo! - NYU Madrid trip November 15th
1-4 views and landscapes from Toledo. The town seemed like a fotress, that was probably very enchanting back in it's "glory days" Kind of a dull place, but it's history was interesting.
5-9 Pictures taken in the Cathedral of Toledo
10. Mosque in Toledo. My professor described the arches and columns as having an effect of being never-ending.
Paris! - November 7 - November 11th
1. First day we saw the Arc de Triomphe. This is basically what Paris loked like all weekend, rainy, but still nice.
2. Notre Dame!
3. Eiffel Tower. Duh. I went to this once with my friends, and then again alone, and it was just amazing walking by the park nearby watching all the tourists and parisians, and then trying to get the best picture form all angles.
FOOD!
4. Loved the food in Paris. For once I actually had some meat and variety in my diet. I love you Madrid, but all the carbs were killing me. Here is som Duck "Canard"
5. Crème brûlée - Proud to say that I had this three during my trip and even ate it like Amélie does.
6. Escargots. Yum! Tried to think about what I was eating when I ate it, but otherwise it was really yummy. Also every restaurant I went to was delicious. Only some were tourist-trappy, compared to what you see here in Madrid.
7. Viewing the paparazzi like environment around the Mona Lisa
8. Shakespeare & Co. Never got to see this the first time I came to Paris on a school trip in high school, so it was awesome getting to take the time to look at everything.
9. View from the bridge near the Eiffel Tower
Mis recuerdos de Madrid
El Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid, Spain
Last semester, I studied abroad in Madrid (yay), and did an exceptionally poor job of maintaining any semblance of a study abroad blog (boo). Here is my terribly tardy attempt to share my experiences with you!
Un abrazo fuerte,
Alex
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SEVILLA!
Along with my trip to Malaga, I went on a day trip to Seville. Compared to Malaga, this city was MUCH bigger. It also had some muslim influence as well as jewish. We went to the Real Alcazar, la Plaza de España, and the Jewish Quarter.
The city was absolutely beautiful. I definitely think that Andalusia is my favorite part of Spain, the sites, food and culture are just the best!
Fun fact: My ancestors may have been from Seville, so that made the trip even more exciting!
MALAGA!
2 weekends I went to Malaga with my friend Lavya and we had a lovely time enjoying the southern coast of Spain and the Mediterranean Sea.
Malaga was a very small town-especially old Malaga, and after a couple of hours, Lavya and I knew our way around the village. We saw some Rome Ruins, the Alcazaba, heard a lovely concert in the Picasso museum (fund fact: Picasso was born in Malaga) and enjoyed the view of the Sea.
Out in Madrid
So I've finally learned what places to go to when going out in Madrid, here are my faves:
Malaspina: They serve the best tapas, of the best quality (think)
and their Tinto de Verano and Sangria is delicious!
The service there is GREAT, which tbh is saying a lot of Madrid. Also it's on the cheap side!
Next, El Tigre
The first few weeks in Madrid, my friends and I went here A LOT, so much so that I got sick of it, but after not going out much/not being in Madrid, I grew to miss it. What we usually get are huge Mojitos, Tinto de Verano or Sangria-some drink-for 3-5 euro and then they give you tapas for *free* with the drink. This is the perfect place to start out the night and get some cheap dinner in.
And not pictured here is 100 Montaditos. Basically anyone-locals or tourists will go here for a cheap dinner and drink. There are hundreds of locations through the city.
