Mid week update

Hola blogworld,
Not much is new in Madrid but I though I would update anyways!
This week has been pretty average.  I am completely in the swing of things and the newness of living in Spain is beginning to fade a little.  School makes the days seem extremely long and by the time I get out at 7pm I am so tired!  I try to stay out as long as possible and take in as much Madrid as I can.
Monday after school I went to the Plaza de Espana, which is an open air market.  There were about ten of us and we only stayed for an hour or so.  I did not make any purchases, except for my favorite honey roasted almonds! Tuesday after class I went to my favorite tapa restaurant with Bridget and Christina and then we walked to El Corte Ingles which is the BIGGEST chain store in Madrid.  I bought 2liter bottles of water for .30Euros and bread to make peanut butter sandwiches.  The supermercado was amesome.  We walked up and down the aisles in amazement, like little girls in a candy store. Today after school I went to my other favorite chain restaurant called Cafe y Te.  They have the BEST food and drinks! Tonight I had a chocolate coffee and a baby baguette with queso.
Also, I  still meet up with a few girls at Starbucks every morning before school.  It is a great way to start my day.
The weather is still unbearably hot.  When I am outside walking it feels pretty nice, but in my un-air conditioned living space, it is not so nice!  I strip all of the covers off my bed each night and cover myself with cold washcloths and then attempt to sleep.  Some nights are better than others! But I cant complain because each day begins and ends with a perfectly sunny, blue sky and I am in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
I am having a great time!  This weekend I will be taking a bus to Barcelona with 5 other girls.  We are going to arrive at 7am Saturday morning, site see ALL DAY, check into our hotel around 3, head right to the beach and stay there until we are too tired to function.  On Sunday we will board the bus at 1pm and end in Madrid by 9pm.  I am so excited to see Barcelona and even more I am excited to put my feet in the Mediterranean Sea.
The things that I am getting to experience here are once in a lifetime and I feel so blessed to have gotten the chance to be here. As much as I love it in Madrid, it is not home.  I miss everything about home and I really miss Michael.  I should be able to start talking to him in about 11 days and I could not be more excited.

I am doing very well and I am looking forward to all of the other things I will get to do my last 3 weeks in Spain.
Hope everyone is having a good summer!
Ill update after Barcelona!
Besos y Abrazos,
Jess