David: Spain Trip - Day 5

Manu in his kitchen

I had to wake up at 7 today... but the whole being 18 and it being my birthday made it worth it. I started the day off normally with cereal, toast, and Spanish coffee. Then I went to Manu's school for the first time and struggled listening to what was going on in every class, but I made some new friends and somehow stayed awake the whole time.

Math class

After our classes we were introduced to a small group of teachers and students. Manu said some words about me in Spanish that I hope were good because I couldn't really understand anything he was saying, but oh well haha.

From there we left school and relaxed at Manu's house until we left to go meet up with our friends, Luis, Connor, Austin, and Fermin. We walked around for a bit and we helped get Connor a jacket that he had been wanting the whole trip and then met up with the rest of our friends at a bar downtown to watch the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid and Lyon. Manu and his family got me a Real Madrid jersey for my birthday and the game, but unfortunately the game ended up tied 1-1.

My new Real Madrid jersey 

The game on TV

The bar

(From left to right) Amanda, Luis, & Sarah

Luna

(From left to right) Sofia, Lucia, & Rachel 

Rachel & Luna

At the end of the game I was getting a little hungry so Manu, myself, Sarah, and our friends Matt, Jose Juan, and Cristina all went to get pizza at a place around the corner. I learned how to say bacon in spanish... Bacon. And I shared a bacon and pepperoni pizza. It was better than I expected it would be. And after we were done, Manu and myself went home and now I'm about to go to bed to start day 6 tomorrow!

Jose Juan & Matt

Cristina 

Bacon & Pepperoni pizza

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David: Spain Trip - Day 4

Manu at a bus station in Salamanca

Today was our last morning in Madrid. We started the day off going shopping, where I picked up a pair of Converses (and I know in my last post I said I wasn't interested in buying much unless it was one of a kind or vintage, but I was craving my Converses at home so I picked up a cheap pair here).

After we finished up shopping we hopped on the bus to head to Salamanca, which took us about three hours. When we got to Salamanca all of our friends were waiting outside getting ready to greet us with their families. I said my first hello to Manu in Spain and met his mother for the first time too and we drove to his house where I got my first tour.

We ate lunch and I struggled to understand his mother's accent a bit, but I was able to pick things up gradually and was able to respond with a little help from Manu. After we finished eating Manu and myself went downtown to meet up with the rest of our friends and we had our first get together downtown.

My friend Luis at our get together

After our get together Manu and myself went back to his house for dinner with his whole family where I met his father and his sister for the first time. Again, it was a little struggle at first, but I'm getting used to everything slowly. I brought some gifts along with me from Vermont too which I gave to them. So I hope they liked them all!

Anyways, that was pretty much my whole day today. Tomorrow I'll be heading to Manu's school for the first time and celebrating my birthday at night! Day 4 done.

Check out some more photos from the day below:

Downtown

Manu

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