Seeing that you will be in Madrid during the summer, you should have no problem finding English speaking people. I spent last summer in Madrid and seemed to be bumping into American and British people every day.
If you really feel the need to see some Americans, go to an internet cafe or, if you're really feeling lonely, try a McDonald's. In addition, there are always lots of tourists down at the Puerta Del Sol

I guess in my original message, I was also thinking of ways to meet people in a group/club (ie. more than once). A friend recently told me about the Madrid Hash Club, which I guess is a running club or something (not what you'd think from the title...) -- has anyone ever heard of it?

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The club is called the Hash House Harriers- you can get their number from The Broadsheet- they usually have an anouncement posted. You can get The Broadsheet from some Irish pubs, the American Embassy, or a shop called Taste of America on the Castellana (just down from the ABC shopping center) and the Magna Hotel. They also have a web site-

Thanks, Nevado, I'll check into it.

english speaking cafe....Hard Rock Cafe...wonderful place!!!!