Today being inauguration day, I ended up going through the motions while thinking about how I could watch Obama's speech. Since I had class at 10, 12:30, 2 and 6:30. That last one was the killer that made me stick around until 7 and miss the speech. This wasn't a huge problem since I ended up doing a bunch of homework, but I still just wanted to go home and watch the inauguration live. Instead I rode the metro at 7 and was able to catch the speech online. Just as a quick note, I thought it was good, but I think I may be one of those cynics. Maybe I'll change in a few months.
Interesting story about today. I got lost. Not good anywhere in the city, but it ended up being on the outskirts of the city and oh what a pain it was. Now at least I know a little bit more about Madrid. The circle line has this habit of breaking down while I'm on the train, so of course the one day I'm running late, I got a broken train. This is one of those days when " Me levanté con el pie izquierdo." (Literally I woke up with the left foot, but means I got out of bed on the wrong side) Anyways, rather than staying on the tracks, I decided to hoof it from where the train broke down. First bad decision. When I surfaced I found a map and orientated myself and started walking. In the wrong direction. When I went full circle I figured out what I had done, but now I was really late and nowhere closer. I decided I was not going to pay another euro to go two stops, so I just kept walking and walking. Eventually I did find the road, but not until walking past several universities and through a park. After that the day wasn't horrible, but I just was worn out and lost interest in the day. These days are just so long that I am always tired when I get back. The only good thing is that I feel like I'm studying more than ever before. Hopefully will all work out. Vale, it's dinner time. Talk amongst yourselves.
wooo david you crack me up. gettin lost, forgetting your id, missing classes....well it happens.
ReplyDeleteon another note, i did watch the inaugeration. interstingly, Bush's term officially ended at 12:00. Obama had not yet been sworn in yet, but Biden had been, resulting in a 5 minute period in which Biden was the 44th president of the United States.