The perceivement of Madrid as a city with the spirit of a homey town is not only due to the pleasantness of its people and environment I believe, but to the ease with which one can get around.  I have spent my best days in Madrid walking about the city, and I figured that I would get from one side of the city to the other in very little time, that I could just walk to reach most places I wanted to.  For this very reason the city becomes much less extraneous, you get to know its ways, you take a look at all the stores you walk by and familiarize yourself with their looks and vibes, with the people who are inside and out of them.  And then you decide to sit down in a cafe that might have caught your attention on the way, you share some delicious tapas and sangria and get to know who works there.  It feels like Madrid was designed to make you feel at home.    

Even in the case of having to reach somewhere further away, maybe too far to walk, you can then rely on some of the most efficient and cleanest public transportation systems I have ever seen.  Not only this, but transportation in Madrid turns out to also be extremely affordable, and especially as students: with twenty Euros per month you can access all sorts of public transportation in the whole Community of Madrid. Students’ pockets cannot but cheer in joy.  On top off all this, while the rest of Europe is under the yoke of another confinement, here in Madrid I was lucky enough to be discovering places and people, I am walking through astonishing art galleries everyday, following classes on campus, having drinks on some of the countless rooftops that dominate the breathtaking view over of the city.  Everything just adds up for one to get to the conclusion that living here as a student is little less than a blessing. It is a privilege.