2nd week underway!

Hello again, good and faithful followers!

It has certainly been some time since my last entry, but I wanted to catch everyone up on what's been going on in Madrid! Above you will find an image out my apartment window, which is in the 18th story of a gigantic apartment complex.

First off, everything's great! I've settled into an apartment, found a single's ministry, made some contacts with the university, even begun to make a few friends ;)

I've been doing a lot of exploring as of late-- trying to really get a feel for the neighborhood, Spaniards in general, and what my life will entail for the next two years. This is very challenging, as it probably sounds. I've had interesting conversations with some people, gotten mad at others, and even thought about what it might be like to travel to other countries... such as Russia, France, Egypt, etc.

These will all happen in time.

I have been praying A LOT. About everything, literally. I'm still struggling with some aspects of adjusting, but for the most part things are falling into place. School starts on Monday, and I'm sure that will be a whirlwind. Still looking for a part-time job, whatever the Lord provides I'll take.

-W

In Madrid, again

Hello all!

I am back in Madrid for the second time, finally. I tried to run a few errands yesterday morning, such as go to the U.S. embassy to "register" as an American abroad, see my old host family, etc.

I even visited the university where I'll be studying here in about 2 weeks! A quaint looking building-- it's massive on the outside, slightly archaic on the inside. I'm still nervous about making Spanish friends. That will probably be one of the more challenging aspects of my stay in Spain this time around.

This morning I'll be off to church, where I'll hopefully meet the pastor who's agreed to put me up for the first semester in his appt. He lives over near Plaza de Castilla, and hopefully I'll get to see it and a few other apartments soon so I can go ahead and make a decision!

That's all for now. Keep checking back on this blog, and I'll do my best to post consistently with pictures!

-Walter

Back in Black

Hello all my followers!

As I hope you well known, I am back after a 1-year hiatus after finishing up my undergraduate studies at Stanford. I am now back in Dallas, getting ready to return to Madrid in 2 weeks time for a Masters Program in Aerospace Engineering.

I will be studying at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, and am so stoked to be back in Madrid!!!

So I will be resuming my posts on this site.

Thank you for being loyal followers!

-Walter