Real Madrid

It's hard to believe that our time in Madrid has already come and gone! Everyone enjoyed visiting the famous Madrileño cultural spots, including the Prado, where we attempted our best sketches of some of the classic artists, and the Reina Sophia Museum of Modern Art, where we successfully completed a short painting scavenger hunt.

Tops on the Madrid list for many students was a visit to the soccer stadium of Madrid's most famous team, Real Madrid. Our group loved learning about the history of the team and getting to walk into the locker rooms and press box of the huge stadium. Many left dressed in tons of Real Madrid apparel, attracting a national television station, which taped us as we left! As one student said, "We've been canyoning, we've hiked the Picos de Europa, we've eaten tapas, and now we've seen the Santiago Bernabéu stadium and been taped by a news team...it can't get much better than this!"

We also took advantage of Madrid's central location to visit some of the surrounding cities. We visited El Escorial, the summer home of many madrileños and the site of a huge palace dating back Felipe II. We also took a day to tour Toledo, a city filled with history. These were nice ways to escape the busy streets of Madrid for a day and experience more of Spanish culture.

We're off to Segovia now for our week of homestays. Our students are all excited to meet their homestay families and to get to know yet another great Spanish city!

Hasta pronto,
Jota y Bea