Greetings from Spain! Here's a brief synopsis of my current state: I'm exhausted, probably a little smelly, and a little overwhelmed with the awesomeness that is Barcelona's public transit system.
Today I had a Spanish placement test at the university where I'm taking classes. We were supposed to meet at 9:15am at the IES Center, and I woke up at 9. I had planned to take the Metro over there, which is about a 30-minute commute . . . But clearly that wasn't going to happen. So I took a taxi. The taxista asked me if I was Chinese, or what. That was fun.
The placement test itself was pretty easy. After that, I went to El Corte Ingles, a huge department store type thing that has everything under the sun, pretty much. I got what I needed, but I'm already a little scared of the exchange rate. I took the Metro back to my apartment, which was a really good experience--it's all very clear and easy to use--except for the part where I got lost in my neighborhood after leaving the train. But hurrah for public transit!
Now I want to take a shower, but I can't because something is clogging the drain and my roommate's shower this morning filled the bottom of the shower with about 3 inches of water. Grossssss.
Hopefully soon I'll have some time to post pictures of my apartment and everything.
For now, I think I might take a nap.
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