Día 2 hasta día 6 - Getting to know the universtiy and Madrid

So we all arrived on campus on Tuesday and got settled in to the dorms. For Wednesday, we had two different orientation meetings and also placement testing for our classes. It was great to be able to walk around the university and get to know the area where I'll be staying for the next month. The flow of the daily schedule is great. We have breakfast between 7:30-8:30, attend class from 9-1 or 2 in the afternoon depending on the schedule, lunch from 2-3 and then free time from 3-9pm and the day closes out with dinner from 9-10. During the free time block there are several different excursions that you can sign up to take and most of them are free as a student of the university. You can also spend the time in whatever way you would like so on a couple of different evenings a group of us took the metro to the Puerta del Sol to take in the sights and sounds of Madrid. We ventured over to the Plaza de Santa Ana and it was incredible to see the amount of people out and about enjoying the evenings. Below you'll see photos from our time out and about thus far.

Along with our trips out during our free time, we also spent time at the Prado and Toledo during these first few days. Here are a few photos from the visits... Toledo

El Prado