So I have to be a bit breif due to the internet café and the prices...

The fligt went fairly well considering the beginning that we had to deal with. We left over an hour and a half late because someone got sick, they had to pull back up to the gate, get the passenger off, take all of the luggage off to look for hers, put all of the luggage back on and finally wait in line to take off. Despite my frostbitten toes, the actual air-time was fine.

We got into Madrid at about 10 am or something (3 am central) and it has basically been nonstop from there. Got our stuff unloaded at the colegio mayor (some college dorms that make the one I lived in at Western look like the Ritz) and then "Nasty" Nicole and I went for a walk around. Now we have visited many places in the greater plaza mayor area of Madrid and I am not sure how I feel about the city. I will reserve my judgement for until after I have spent some more time here but basically I feel like unless you want to spend money there really is very little to do here. I think that I will like Segovia alot more.

On my flight I met a girl named Alina Z.... I cant spell her last name. Anyway she is a Russian Jew who has lived in Boston since she was 5. We had a great 3 hour chat waiting for the plane to arrive at the terminal and then convinced this girl who was sitting by me to switch with her. She is in Salamanca and I am thinking that I may go visit her on one of the weekends. I dont think it is that far away... but I will double-check on my handy dandy map thatI purchased before my trip.

Ok, gotta go... here it is 7:30 and we have a bit of a trek in front of us til we get to eat at 9:30.

I like how pesos work alot better than euros.