Another madrid update. Am just cooling down in the internet cafe as I've spent all day in the sun- it's a hard life being an erasmus student

Weather here is gorgeous, 30ºc today. Have been just wandering around this really funky little area of madrid called Chueca thats a bit like Soho and just sitting looking cool in the trendy little bars. Have sort of given up on having no money and got myself a credit card instead, this is very handy as i have just discovered FCUK Madrid! yay.

Went to a small historical town on the outskirts of Madrid at the weekend called Toledo. All I really have to say about this cultural excursion is that this town has a lot of churches and hills. It was quite pretty though.

I am off on another sightseeing tour this Saturday of another ´interesting´ town according to the guide book. We'll soon see if I agree with that. If it's boring at least i can soak up some more rays instead (he he)

It's great being able to spend all your time outdoors getting a tan.. (or in my case going a funny pinky colour).. I am quite loving it.

Next week am really looking forward to a trip we're going on with 200 other erasmus students to Valencia.. they have a big festival/fair/carnaval thing known as Las Fallas in March. We leave at 8am and get back at 8am the next day. Not quite sure how i am going to make this early start but I have a few days to worry about that yet. It should be mad.. beach, paella, parties... what could be better.

I have also recently taken up jogging... I know that you're going to find this impossible to believe but I'm afraid to say its true! (this has to do with my new plan to spend as much time out of the house as possible) the park is quite typically spanish in that it is very strange. It has a circuit that you're meant to follow stopping off at things along the way to do various exercises ..situps etc. This is all very well and good and I like the idea of a free gym but, and i don't know if this is just me, I am failing to see the objective of some of the things.. such as..
At point number 1 you have to see how high you can jump?.. err..
Then point number 2 you have to leapfrog over some poles...
Then point number 3 .. a solitary hurdle thats too high to jump over anyway (I tried, unfortunately it's a very solid hurdle, you can imagine the consequences) and so it goes on.
I think I am probably working some very obscure muscles, if any, but then that's Spain.

Well that's about all news for now...