No Puedo Esperar

I can't wait to:

Be over with finals. Seriously, it's ridiculous how unorganized our study abroad program is. All the students here are sick of it.

See my family. Less than a week until they arrive.

See my friends. Less than 3 weeks until winter quarter starts (though I'm not particularly looking forward to starting classes.)

Dance. I haven't danced either swing or blues since I've been here and its driving me crazy.

Go to a good mass. Seriously, the Spanish don't know anything when it comes to designing a good liturgy.

Eat American food. Not that the food here is bad, I just need something familiar *cough*milkandcereal*cough*

Play D&D. I have become a Dungeons and Dragons junkie and I need my next fix. Fortunately, I'll be running a game this winter, so I can create my own fun.

Las luces de Navidad

The Christmas lights of Madrid are incredibly beautiful.

Because the streets are narrow enough, they string strands of lights between the buildings so they are just floating in midair. It is amazing to see. Also, they have an enormous metal tree that they construct at the Plaza del Sol that you can walk inside of. It is surreal so say the least. They have also set up a Christmas market and carousel in Plaza Mayor. The stalls either sell figures for Nativity scenes, or really gaudy Christmas decorations.