January 27th 2007
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Clocks run on 24 hour time here, so when I just happened to look at my new digital clock radio at exactly midnight that's what it said.
I've been much better since our class ended on Thursday. It's been really nice to have some time to enjoy being here and ...
January 25th 2007
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I am so so so done with that orientation course. Good riddance. At least two tons have been lifted off my shoulders, and we might go to Rome this weekend (!). Vamos a ver.
January 23rd 2007
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This is going to be a long rant. But damnit, it's going to be an organized one.
It's been a rough couple of days. "Culture shock" or "homesickness" or "depression" hit right on time, after the "honeymood period" just like they said it would. Not that everything was ...
January 18th 2007
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Another "yes, I am still alive" post I'm afraid. My diligent quest to achieve a reliable Internet connection (through the wonders of 3G mobile broadband) has been foiled on several fronts. In order to get the service I need to sign a contract for 18 months and I ...
January 14th 2007
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Only a few hours ago I arrived at the apartment of Gloria, where Chris (the other guy on this trip) and I will be living for the next five months. The apartment is small and it is far from Madrid--we will have a 50 minute commute to school--but Gloria is ...
January 10th 2007
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These last few days have been incredible in a way that I cannot fully respect at the moment because I'm too busy trying to get through them. I would have liked to write in detail about everything that has happened each day since we got here, but they have not ...
January 7th 2007
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It looks like I just might make it. I'm watching a small airplane icon make its way from London to Madrid. It's very Indiana Jones, and also speaks well to the incredible disconnect between me sitting here in a cramped seat typing and the fact that I'm in ...