We finished class today before noon and waited for everyone else to finish at 1:30. Perfect score on my exam, almost perfect score in the class. Roberto was sad to leave us, I think. We were definitely sad to leave him. I'm going to miss his neatly trimmed beard with unavoidable five o'clock shadow at 9am and the shirts he wore everyday for two weeks straight. Spaniards.
It's Friday, June 22. The trip's pretty much over. Here I am, saying goodbye to a city that's so graciously been my home for the past four weeks. Madrid is a money pit and a time warp, but oh how I adore it.
We haven't had to tell Paloma goodbye yet, but we will soon after dinner. Good thing I get to come back and see her on Sunday!
So dinner, shower, packing everything up, and then taking the metro to the airport at 12:30 tonight. Our flight to Paris is at 6:40am...so I'm about to be BFF's with Madrid's airport for the first time this weekend.
So here it is. The official goodbye to Madrid. Goodbye, creepy people that stare on the Metro (you secretly made me feel good about myself. Exotic. By you always stared for too long...). So long, land lady and friend (I WILL come back to see you if I come back to Spain, thank you for the invitation!). See you next time, Retiro. Palacio. Puerta del Sol. Plaza Mayor. Toledo. Sampere Institute. Luki that lives downstairs. Cute kids with down syndrome I see every morning. Man that sings Queen across the courtyard. Churros. Donuts that might be better than Double K. Adiós, tapas and meriendas and eating meals at really strange times. See you NEVER, jamón (at least not for a few months). Bye bye, New Yorkers, beautiful weather, unmentionables hanging outside to dry, and walking to a historic monument older than my country everyday.
I have to come back here someday. Have to.
It's so crazy that it's already over! Have fun in Paris!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you are almost back!! I think you should continue writing in your blog everyday even when you get back. I've enjoyed reading it so much!
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