¡picasso!

suitcase living is cool... ill tell you what though, this mornign i damn near knocked down the entire row of lockers as mine was stuck. i was so frustrated because i had just woken up and didnt really want to and i needed my shower shit. ohhh boy was i frustrated.. but i got past that and enjoyed (BRACE YOURSELF... please) my first shower and shave of the trip. ok thats gross i know, but you have to understand.

went to the reina sofia (Art museum) and saw guernica which was absolutely amazing. picasso is probably my favorite and actually seing the original full on guernica was super cool. i am not a huge art buff, but enjoy it here and there, but this was one of those moments.

we ate some jamon and tapas lsat night which was fun. spanish beer.. kinda tasty. but the paella.. woah amigo!! excellent.

and speaking spanish is the best. i have been rehashing the spaniish skills and enjoying it quite a bit in the process.

have yet to see the real madrid stadium like i said before, perhaps tomorrow.

i am reading an excellent book right now that comes highly reccomended from yours truly.. ¨devil in the white city¨is the title, by erik larson. all about the worlds fair in chicago and one of the key arhitects that designed it.. along with some interactions with this murderer that uses the fair to lure in his victims. really, really interesting.. its a true story, so its got a lot of good infromative stuff to learn and a lot of history about chicago (the location of the worlds fair) which i find interesting as i found that little gem of a city home this past summer. good stuff...

and there is a really cool spanish singer.... amaral is her name. listeeing to it lots in our current hostel and it is quite nice. maybe a sample online is in order for you.

hasta