Ok to summarize what has been a bizarre (and really cool. but bizarre.) transition to my life in SPAIN AHH, I'm going to list some of my favorite things that happened today. (Did I just go Sound of Music on you? #can'tstopwon'tstop)
1. The plane from Newark turns out to be a "Fiesta Flight" as my dear friend Rachel put it. Aka so many amigos going to Spain. Aka the successive taxi situation is so much more bearable and turns out to actually be a complete non-issue.
2. There's an elevator in my apartment. Aka I didn't have to whip out the already very sore guns. AND a kind woman who knew I was coming showed me how to use it.
3. My host mom is, from what I gather from beyond the (still gaping) language gap, wonderful. She helped me buy metro tickets and showed me around Madrid, all while linking arms with me. She also made me a delicious meal of meatballs, even though she was not eating, and showed me how to make my own coffee in her kitchen. (Convo we had in Spanish: Pilar: "How much sugar do you take?" Me: "One spoonful is fine." Pilar: "One?? No. That's too bitter (as she plops two more spoonfuls in for me)." Word to that, Pilar.) We also watched some trashy tv together, which as any Pretty Little Liars fan can attest, is a serious bonding experience.
4. After a minor issue, the internet seems to be functioning normally (albeit, with an ethernet cable). Blog on.
All in all, confusion and jetlag aside, a good day. The only real casualty was my slapwatch, which refuses to set to Spain time and may no longer even function normally ANY time. A tragic situation, but at the moment I'm choosing to ignore it. Oh LAST THING: I don't have a host brother and I'm a little upset about it. Pero está bien.
More soon, including pictures of my room, which I am obsessed with.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH iLove
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