Spain Style

Every country has its own unique style but sometimes, it is hard to put a finger on whatthat is for certain countries. One style that I immediately noticed about the men in Spain was that they wore capri-pants. In the states, I am starting to see a little of those, but not much. Another little trend that caught my eye was every where you went, all the girls have these little "Asian-style" hand fans. One of the most interesting style I observed was these MC Hammer pants that my friend Mike was kind-of obsessed with. At first, we thought he was joking because only girls wore those pants but we were sadly mistaken. The first time he saw those pants in a store, he bought them. I figured it was only appropriate that he had a cute little fan to go with his puff pants so I bought him a one.

Handicap

If you are having second thoughts about traveling to Madrid, maybe it is because you are injured or handicap. Don't worry about that because there are elevators to the metro. Even in our dorm there were electric escalator chairs that could help you get up and down the stairs. Here is an example of the chair.

Workin Out

While we were in Madrid my friend Casey refused to let his body get out of shape. So no matter where we were, he would always try to get a quick workout in.

Using The Metro System

When you get to madrid, you will quickly figure out that using the Metro is the main way to get around town. If you are going to be there for a month, you should go head and buy the month pass; you will end up spending more money if you buy a single ticket every time. One ride cost 1 euro and if you buy 10 passes that cost 9 euro, so in the end you get one ride for free. The second piece of advice is to figure out your metro stop before you just hop on and ride. I, unfortunately, made that mistake the second day I was there. The maps are very easy to figure out so just take some time to check them out; it will make your life much easier. I was lucky enough to have a great Metro leader by the name of Mike Pecchia or also known as "Man Bear Pig". He did a really swell job guiding us through the metro stops, thanks Mike!

The Market

If one of your main interests when you travel is food, there is one place you need to got to: it is a small market where you walk around and order small tapas, which are appetizers. The market is located at the Metro stop Sol, which is basically the "town square" of Madrid. I'm going to warn you, you should bring a good amount of money if you want to leave with a full stomach. All the food is displayed in windows and you walk around and pick what you want. There are raw pieces of fish that you can pick from and they will grill it on the spot right in front of you. It is really cool and definatley somthing you should experence if you ever visit Madrid.

Notre Dame

This is a little clip of the outside shot of Notre Dame in Paris, France.

Clubing

So Madrid is well known for their clubs that go all night long. In this clip you will see two current students at Catawba College, Corey Eldridge and Tom Mitchell, attempting to party all night long. They made it pretty obvious that they were getting tired.