Hola amigos!
I´m here in the center of Madrid in an internet cafe. My program orientation started today, and the other students (there are only 9 of us!) and program directors are all very nice. So far it´s pretty hot here in the city (in the 90´s) and most places don´t have AC, but it should be cooling down in the next few weeks. Wednesday evening I get to meet my hosts, and in the next few days I should know my class schedule. Tomorrow I should get my cell phone, just in case anyone feels like calling Spain!
Yesterday Clint and I had a picnic lunch in el Parque del Buen Retiro, a large park near the center of Madrid. The park is large and full of trees and madrileños enjoying their last Sunday of the August break. Today was the first day most people went back to work after taking a month of vacation during August. As the day started to heat up, Clint and I headed over to el Prado, just a few blocks from the park. Most museums are free on Sundays, so we were able to see a special Picasso exhibition at el Prado. There were works from throughout Picasso´s career, as well as several paintings from artists that inspired Picasso. It was a very interesting exhibit, and a great (air conditioned) way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Coming soon - photos from the looong trip over and el parque.
Besos!
Maren
PS - I should have fairly regular internet access, so email me -
marenyngve (at) gmail (dot) com
Meet Maren
- Maren
- Houston, TX, United States
- Hi! and welcome to my blog. Right now I'm defined as one of those crazies that's decided that one graduate degree is not enough. That's ok though, 7 more years of school doesn't phase me.
3 comments:
Maren's dad here.
Maren, what a coincidence that you should have just seen art by Picasso, maybe not such a coincidence since Picasso is Spanish, but we just saw some nice Picasso works on Friday as well at the Art Institute of Chicago. So much of what he has done catches my attention but then leads me to ponder. More so than most artists. I also spent some extra time looking at the Joan Miro pieces, they had about 5. I found them also quite interesting. We are looking forward to coming to Spain at the end of the year to see more of each!
Dave Yngve
I love you, cousin!
I envy your trip a little bit, but mostly am very excited for this opportunity for you. I can't wait to hear more about it!
I missed seeing you this summer...hoping next summer will bring something different for me in order to attend the reunion. We'll see.
Be safe, have fun, take great pics!
:) Kisses to you as well.
Hey Maren! It looks like you are having a great time! Live it up, girl! We miss you and your fun weekends at Trinity!
Hugs,
Britni
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