A Day In The Life

Here are some boring pictures of my daily life, mostly just my commute, my neighborhood, etc.

: I wake up between 6:40 and 7:40, depending on the day.

: What’s for breakfast?

: Leaving the piso between 7:30 and 8:20, depending on my schedule that day. The commute is 50 stress-free traffic-free gas-free minutes door to door.

: Walking to the metro, quiet streets

: My metro, Tirso de Molina

: 3 stops to Atocha Renfe, it takes 4 to 5 minutes.

: The normal wait at this time of day is 3-4 minutes.

: On the metro

: Transfering to the cercanías, or commuter rail.

: The normal wait for my train is similar to the metro.

: Backwards commute!! My choice of seats. So awesome.

: One last transfer at Getafe Central

: I only go 1 stop on this last metro.

: Walking through the park to get to school.

: León Felipe, my school!

: Those are solar panels at the school, as seen from below. Also, exterior blinds that can block out the sun completely, to keep the rooms cool. No AC.

: When the weather is nice, I walk to Getafe Central rather than taking the metro 1 stop.

: Still walking.

: More walking.

: Walking.

: Walking.

: Walking.

: Outside Getafe Central. Those angel bears are all over the plaza outside the station. I have NO IDEA why.

: On the train back to Madrid. Not shown, the last metro 3 stops to Tirso.

: Upon exiting at Tirso, I’m in Plaza Tirso de Molina.

: Flower stands to greet me every day!

: Walking home. People walk in the middle of the street because there is so little traffic.

: Frutería, I literally walk by here every day. My most common purchases are strawberries, cherries, figs, or veggies for dinner.

: Strawberries! €3.75/kg or $2.22/lb

This gets us to about 3:20pm. After this, I have lunch, then sometimes have a siesta. The evening consists of sometimes seeing friends, running errands, going to Spanish class, or whatever suits my fancy. 🙂