Getting Comfortable
Before moving here to Terrassa, I lived in Madrid for about 9 months. Within those nine months I lived in two different apartments in two completely different neighborhoods. Luckily, I made good friends through my job. But living 8 hours away from your boyfriend (now husband 
) makes it difficult to ever really feel at home. July was my first full month living (again) with Daynier and working in Terrassa. It is a much smaller city than Madrid. There are no tourists. There are no large crowds. It’s a lot like being back in Louisville… I must say, I miss the energy of Madrid. But anytime it gets too bad, I can hop on the train to Barcelona. It’s only a 40 minute commute. There I can get a big dose of big city life.
) makes it difficult to ever really feel at home. July was my first full month living (again) with Daynier and working in Terrassa. It is a much smaller city than Madrid. There are no tourists. There are no large crowds. It’s a lot like being back in Louisville… I must say, I miss the energy of Madrid. But anytime it gets too bad, I can hop on the train to Barcelona. It’s only a 40 minute commute. There I can get a big dose of big city life.
I like it here. I am starting to feel at home. There are places near my home that when Daynier and I go, the people know us- they say hi, welcome back, how are you. We small talk. There are certain streets I can walk down at certain times and run into people I know (mostly students), but they always say hi and smile. There are VERY few americans in Terrassa- I’ve met two so far. Both of whom are married to Terrassa-folk and both of whom have been here for many years. I’ve met other English speakers- Brittish, Romanian, Spanish trained to teach English. But it’s different. I can honestly say I am one of a very small number of americans living in Terrassa.And I must say, I like it- despite any funny looks Daynier and I get as we speak English to eachother around town.
Look out Louisville- I’m starting to feel at home here!
