I'm getting more acquainted with the city of Madrid.
Every day now I've gone out to a different place and gotten to know the city just a little bit more each time. I went to el Parque del Retiro on the metro again today and I everything on the train is a reminder of how much I hate taking the El back in Chicago. Compared to the El, the metro is cleaner, faster, more reliable, and there are significantly fewer sketchy people riding it.
Orientation is tomorrow, which I am actually grateful for because I am searching for a sense of community here. One of the things I miss most about DePaul are the close bonds that I forged there, and with those now severed for the quarter, I have to find my place again with a whole new group of people. I particularly miss going to mass at St. Vincent's because was there where the community came together strongest. I went to mass for the first time here by myself and it was completely different. I will probably try to find a group of people who can go to mass together in order to preserve the communal experience.
Lastly, I just want everyone to know that I think about you all often and miss you tons. Please, feel free to message me on Facebook chat or call me on Skype.
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Do you have something analogous to a U-pass? Also, does Madrid have a good bus system? I remember a lot of the streets being really tight for a bus to fit.
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