@Adam Gallagher

So for those of you at American University who read the Eagle for more than just the Eagle Rants, there was recently a column entitled "The Real Madrid, an exposé."  A link for all who are interested.  Some choice quotes about my program include:

• Max, Goyo, Goggins, et al. vacationed en España for four months, yielding thousands of group photos at clubs and a few eating disorders based around something called a “churro.”
• In the School of Communication, we learn what makes stories newsworthy (seven times per class) and there’s nothing novel, unusual or significant about staying out until 5 a.m. drinking €1 wine. 
• While my nemeses in Spain were making memories they wouldn’t retain the next morning...

Most people in my program read this article and found it extremely insulting, and one person commented: I don't know what is more upsetting: his lack of respect for 1 euro wine OR the fact that in order to find this gem katie harkins had to be reading the eagle... 

People go to Europe or do Madrid and the Mediterranean for many reasons, and not all of them are because Madrid is the PARTY CAPITAL of Europe.  Personally, I'm having the time of my life practicing Spanish at my internship and with my host mom during the day, and getting crazy drunk and making bad decisions at night.  Not to mention the AMAZING trips we go on.  This program is one of the best decisions I've ever made, and I don't regret any moment of it.  Except maybe when I vomited all over my room, that was kinda bad.