Those crazy Americans!

So here I am, the one on the right, with my classmate Susan. She's from Atlanta, or should I say Phatlanta. We're two of a handful of Americans at the school in the International MBA program.

We all make a real effort to speak Spanish and not let the world know we're Americans (or at least not act like guiris), although I think it's unavoidable in the end.

Another side-note: The Instituto de Empresa is located on Calle Serrano and Calle María de Molina in central Madrid. Turns out the school is in one of the most expensive and exclusive areas of Madrid. There's a word in Spanish, pijo, and anyone who lives in or near where our school is located is immediately labelled pijo. Basically, we're considered children of priviledge, but not all of us grew up that way, but it's nice to pretend though!

More to come!!