Thursday August 5th, 2004 by Brian
It’s been several days without an update because the Internet access I was supposed to have at the apartment I lined up didn’t materialize. There is a limit imposed by our Telefonica router that prevents more than two computers from connecting but even after turning one of them off, I still couldn’t get online.
And that’s the good part.
As I said a few days ago, I’m really trying to do the right thing here. I can live with filth, it washes off. I can live with a dirty kitchen, I’ll eat out. I can deal with the all-night hashish smoking parties, I’ll sleep in. I could even live with unfriendly roommates, but these guys are all …
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Saturday July 31st, 2004 by Brian
The Internet redeemed itself today. I posted yesterday on an expat website in Madrid looking for someone to go to with to the bullfights tonight at Las Ventas. A girl named Lena replied this afternoon and after a short IM conversation we set a time to meet and grab some food. I was pleasantly surprised by a short, dark-haired German girl who spoke English well and looked sane. She had a kind of punk-rock cuteness about her but more importantly seemed sane.
We grabbed some tapas and a coke before walking the two blocks (and over the M-30 highway) to Las Ventas. As soon as we start looking for the ticket counter, this short …
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