Xpress again.

I've been in Madrid for almost 3 months now and it seems so less. What have I done in these three months, you might ask me?
Other than learning to live with someone I hardly knew and in a new country, I've travelled a lot.
I went to Toledo, a little town that boasts of 3 different cultures and has been the hub for painters like El Greco. Along with that I also went to EL Escorial, which is home to a monastry/old residence of Spanish monarchy. Members of the Spanish royal family are buried here now. And it's a little scary to walk around all those beautifully carved marble tombstones.
Along with that, I left the peninsula and went to one of the Balearic islands, Mallorca for the weekend. Of course, the Spanish had more holidays and we had almost a week off, so we road tripped from Cordoba, to Sevilla and then Cadiz. I never thought I would say this, but it was 22 degrees in Sevilla and that’s the warmest I've been in 2 months!
I've learnt from all these places that even though they are major tourist spots, those little cafes in the secluded corners of the tiny lanes are the best bet. I am a vegetarian and they don't really cater to my taste, so I have to do with chips and salad from Burger King but otherwise, they are the best places you can go to.
With all that travelling, I came back home, yes, I finally called Madrid home, to work on my first presentation in Spain. I am glad to say, all those presentations in front of a 100 people back at Xavier’s helped a ton. It was quite easy and for the first time, there wasn’t a weird feeling in my stomach. So far, I’ve done well but there’s always more to learn, and I am looking forward to that in the next 6 months.