I made it to Madrid!

Well I'm super jet-lagged but I made it to Complutense. I got here just before 9 am when check-in started after an interesting cab ride with a driver who kept laughing at my spanish. I was greeted by an old woman dressed in a full white suit (jacket included - it is over 90 degrees here!) smoking a cigarette on the front patio... it has been about six hours since I checked in and it looks like that is what she spends most of her time doing. I have my own room on the third (and top) story of one of the dorms; the whole hall is filled with EAP girls all from the UC's. I've already had my first electronic mishap; I plugged my hair dryer into the transformer and into the wall and it exploded :( I went exploring with the girl who lives next door to me and we found a Corte Ingles (large shopping mall!) within walking distance and I bought a new hair dryer, an adapter for my computer charger (don't want to fry my computer!), and a copy of gossip girl in spanish. I have realized that my spanish abilities are pretty limited; luckily most of the people I've met in the program are at about the same level. They also sell all the harry potters in spanish and I think once I've conqured gossip girl I'll be ready for harry potter. Anyways we don't have anything planned for today so I think me and the rest of the girls (there are maybe 5 boys and 45 girls) are going out for tapas and dancing tonight!

Leaving tomorrow!

Well, I'm finally all packed and I've said goodbye to everyone. Only thing left to do is actually fly to Madrid! I leave out of San Francisco tomorrow at 8 AM. I'll update when I get to Madrid! Thanks everyone, and I'll miss you!