Finally!

Hi all,

I finally made it to Madrid. I was stuck at Heathrow for seven hours more than I was supposed to be and arrived in Spain 11 hours later than I had planned, but I made it (and I made three new friends in the process). However, my bags did not make it. Apparently they never even left Chicago. So yeah, that's a bit of a problem. Luckily I have shopping plans tomorrow.

My residencia (where I'm living) is absolutely fantastic. The lady who owns it is an absolute sweetheart. I have my own room. It's tiny but nice and has a balcony overlooking the street. My neighborhood seems pretty nice too. Even though it was past 9:00 when I got settled in, a friend and I went out for dinner and we ate some tapas-type-things--a tortilla española (I think--it was a combination of eggs and potatoes) and some croquetas (which were fried deliciousness). Both were yummy.

I will post pictures of things tomorrow. I'm just too tired tonight.