So Thursday I got up, did things I can't remember, went to ICADE again, looked around for a new cafe to sit in, ate at a place called VIPS-- American food-- and went to my Spanish class. After some of us were hanging out talking and planned on hanging out later that night or during the weekend. It never happened, but Maggie came over and we hung out with my roommates and their friends. We went to a club and on the way home the taxi driver was a schister and took an outrageous way home. My roommate haggled in Spanish and we didn't have to pay the full meter.

Maggie slept over and the next day we went out for coffee and pastries. I met up with Arielle and one of her friends and we went shopping around. Afterwards, we got more candy (i dig my own grave) and skyped the girls from back home. It was really hard at first-- life just isn't the same here. Arielle and I made dinner and watched half of The Scientist.

The next day I got up late and went over to Maggie's. We went to Chueca to poke around some shops, but cut it short because the crowds were insane. We went grocery shopping and made dinner. I went home, watched a movie, and went to sleep.

Today I got up, went running, cleaned the kitchen, took a shower, and did some laundery. Soon Arielle is coming over for us to go watch the Superbowl (starting at 12:30 am here-- yikes). I have class at 9 tomorrow so this should be exhausting.

What I learned today:

1. I realized that I'm having some trouble here.

2. I caught myself counting the months till I get home.

3. The other night I dreamt about my family.

4. Its not that I'm homesick, I'm just really sad of the way my life is here. I'm slipping into wanting to be alone all the time and checking skype all the time to see who's online.

5. That's not an ok way to be living here. But I don't know what to do