everyday living

"Kaze wo atsumete" (Happy End, 1971)

So I find myself finally settled in the Madrid lifestyle. I think it's time to make some lists. Nothing in any particular order.

Good things

1. Eating lots of pate anytime I want. Mmmm.

2. VIPS: the child(ren) of 7-Eleven and Kikkerland.

3. Tapas! 

4. Coca cola here is an amazing substance.

5. El Corte Ingles: the child(ren) of all the stores in the world.

6. El Chapandaz. This is a cave bar guys.

7. Indian food in Lavapies: lets me pretend for a minute that I'm back on Spring Street.

8. La Cuesta de Moyano: a dream come true! A street full of used books. Should be number 1.

9. Tap water here is delicious.
10. Nocilla. Better than Nutella!

Bad things

1. "Tu si que vales": The X Factor in Spain. Too much drama for so little talent. My host family watches this all the time.

2. Line 9 on the Metro (Purple): why does every car smell like ass?

3. The crazy hobo who haunts the street where I work

4. Kapital.

5. Spanish guys dancing.

6. My walk home from the Metro.

7. The dead tree aesthetic that is not present so much in Madrid, but Alcala de Henares and Salamanca so far. A line of dead trees in plazas and Main Streets that contribute to an unintelligible "look".

8. Spanish work ethic/"professionalism"