Ping Pong Wars

Last semester The student council worked hard to make money and bought us a Ping Pong table. It is such a good way to be entertained, specially if we have big breaks between classes. Yesterday though something legendary happened. Yesterday was the Start of a long long war between Christian and I. What started off as a normal friendly game continued on for hours and ended up being a show for spectators and a semester long challenge between the two of us. It was really funny cause half way through we just got so into it and every time we said it was the last game the loser would convince the winner to go again...and so on. The weather is essentially cold this time of the year so exercise is minimal but yesterday believe me, it felt good to break a sweat for a change and it felt good to have such a sportsman's like competitor and friend. That is a Picture of us playing last semester, and would like to thank Jared for amazing photo graphical talent. As simple as a ping pong game is, for me it made my day and I look forward to actually winning next hehehe. Christian BEWARE!!

Cuban Food

Madrid is just a jackpot when it comes to Latin food, obvious I know but I never thought it was this great. The other day I finally made some time to go have a really (sit down) lunch, not the usual sandwich. I went being happy that I was going to get a real meal, I was blown away by the food. This restaurant in Calle Huertas near Sol (downtown) served heavenly food. I ordered the ropa vieja which means old clothes in spanish and it was just delicious. I learned that that dish is originally from Spain (Canary Islands). I also learned that in Cuba when you order you food they bring it all at once and on the same plate, meaning that the rice, patatas, beans, fried platanos and meat all come on the same plate. When I saw this I thought to myself, mix and enjoy and that is exactly what I did. In fact I enjoyed it so much that I am thinking I want to become a regular at the place, hehehe.

Shifting into fifth gear.

I cant believe it is already February. It seems that just because this is going to be my last semester, it is also going to be my fastest semester. Time is flying by and everything is happening so quickly. My classes are 2 weeks away from Mid-terms and believe it or not I am extremely happy with my classes, I am starting to know what it feels like to study something one is passionate about. In student council we are already raising money by selling valentine`s day carnations. The business club seems like it is going to be very exciting, the team is coming up with great ideas and hopefully we will start implementing them very soon. Today for the first time this semester we played ping pong. Ever since student council was able to by the ping pong table last year, it has been one of my favorite things to do during breaks. Today the weather allowed us to have a little tournament and believe me when I say me being rusty is an understatement. However it is still nice to play. Tomorrow a large chunk of my friends are heading off to Granada on the Suffolk Trip. It is going to be quite with out all of them, but hey Granada is a must!!
So far everything is going smoothly, or it maybe that after 3 semesters I have grown accustomed to this place. Either way I know I will miss it immensely.