Hi everyone,

Thanks for your replies! I'm pretty sure I have the answers I was looking for now.

:jump: the less u wear the better...ahhahahaaaaaa

Hmmmm.... Puh-lease, papi. I don't think THAT response was one of the "Any reply would be MUCH appreciated!" she was talking about.

La Reina, you'll be coming in January so bring clothes which will keep you warm in the cold Madrid winters.

I think you'll probably find out soon enough after arriving what teenagers do for fun. Just ask your classmates whom probably already know. As a teenager, I hope you won't fall into the borrachera "Botellón" crowd, stumbling and vomiting from one tree trunk to another.

Any other teenagers out there who can assist our La Reina?

Saludos, MadridMan

I am a teenager. I have found there are generally two types, the drinkers and the non-drinkers. Both can have fun, so I encourage you not to drink just because others are, and if you do choose to, do so responsibly. Not only can problems arise, but generally those who drink too much look stupid as well.

You could go to the club, to the movies, to a soccer game, to go shopping, and most other things anyone would do in the US, they do in Spain too. With other teenagers I found that hanging out in the Plaza Mayor in the evening was a big deal.

As far as fashion, I have less advice. Clothes from Gap, Zara, etc. are popular, as are t-shirts with English writing (ironic) so American Eagle, Abercrombie, Hollister etc. also is popular. I was in a Spanish store and all the shirts said stuff like "Cali Surf Club" and stuff, so fashion is a bit more homologous.

Good luck and stay safe.

La Reina..............Be a teenager. But just be a responsible one, because you would like to make it to eighteen. Right?
If I could be seventeen again! (thank god I can not) I would only change a few things.
I would still drink, dance and be merry but if I was in spain I would take every opportunity to visit every historic spot that was possible. Read everything I could about its history.
Being in Madrid, you are in the city that only minutes ago,was the center of the planet, the universe, of everything.
Things can change fast can't they!

This opportunity may be the last one.
Keep a daily diary!which would include photos.
Have fun!!!!!!

Jose

Thanks so much for the replies!

I am alot less worried now as I've realised the teenage culture is pretty much the same worldwide.

Thanks again!

When was this then? Maybe you should hit the history books again .

Madrid is a thrilling city for young people. You can start going to the cinema (oh, don't forget it is in spanish ), going to have some tapas at the city center, then go to pubs and discos till 6-8 in the morning.

So don't let these carcas prevent you from trying everything (save drugs, of course, there is no fun in ending mad or dead). Go to the cinema (you can try original version ones for movies in english), go for tapas, go to have dinner in the vast diversity of restaurants, go to the theater, go to visit monumental and natural spots (during the daylight...), and don't forget visiting pubs and discos, have a couple of drinks and flirt with some nice locals. There is a lot of fun to experience here!

Fernando

Lauri
Tried to send you a private email...couldnt. Forgive me for responding in this "topic"

I hope you didnt take my input as literal. It was not "minutes" ago. But by all means go to the local library and read about spanish history. Any book will do. I myself have six years of experience on the topic. But I am just an artist.

Although, after reading what I wrote to La Reina I sounded like I was more of a romantic or a dreamer than anything else.

again, I mean no disrespect to you at all.
Thank you for allowing me this forum.

Jose