By the way, gyms are not open at 5:00pm on the weekend in Spain!

Well…I enjoyed my weekend! I slept in on Saturday to recover from several nights of little sleep. I grabbed lunch, and then went to the pool to get some sun! After a few hours tomando el sol and reading, I decided to head over to the gym in order to get a membership for the month. Well, it was 6:00pm, and I should have known better…the gym was already closed (yet another difference between our cultures)! Honestly, it is probably better that the gym was closed—we work some ridiculous hours in the U.S. I had brought money with me to pay for the gym membership, so I decided to find a store where I could by some snacks since I need something to munch on between meals! I found a tienda called Fruto Fresco, it was perfect—I got almendras (almonds) and un cóctel tropical de piña (pinapple), coco (coconut), plátanos (bananas), y papaya. The best thing about Fruto Fresco was the sweet old man that worked there. The total for my snacks was a little over 6 euros. I didn’t realize it until I had left the store, but he only charged me 5 euros for everything. That made my day! So, I picked up a Coca-Cola Light on the way home with the extra change! (Those of you who know me well know that I thoroughly enjoyed it—I even got ice!!!) I ate dinner and went to bed!

Sunday was a great day too. I slept in and then met Anna, a friend of mine from Georgia, for church. We went to Amistad Cristiana. ¡Me encantó! I was so fun to hear songs that I already know in English and get to sing them in Spanish. And it was fun to get to see old friends! I’m refreshed and ready for another week! By the way…I stopped by the gym again this afternoon at 5:00pm and they were closed! Maybe I’ll have some luck tomorrow! ; )

http://www.amistadcristianamadrid.org/