A Bath/Shower Hybrid

Hola. It has been a very tiring trip so far. I arrived to Madrid safely and soundly with all of my luggage surprisingly. That was very fortunate. From Madrid we had to take the subways which was kind of confusing. It reminds me of the L in Chicago or the Tube, but because we didn't know which lines connected to which, we had to rely on asking people, and they were very helpful. My luggage was very heavy and a pain to carry, but everything got to the Hotel Fernando III in time, so that was good. The hotel is very nice and everytime I look out the windows I want to sing Mama Mia because the walls are white like in the movie.

The showerhead was broken in the shower I was using, so I had to take a sort of bath shower hybrid, which I thought was my first ignorant American experience, but it turns out the shower head was just broken, so I feel better about that. I went to bed early because I was so tired, but I woke up at like 2:25 a.m. and couldn't fall back asleep until 8. What a waste of time. So very frustrating.

Today we walked around Sevilla with our tour group and kind of just got a taste of things. It's a really beautiful city and I can't believe that it's my home for 5 months. I really like the city, now I just need to become accustomed and feel comfortable in order to love the experience.

Tonight our orientation group went to see some Flamenco which was very cool and after that we ate some delicious tapas. Tomorrow should be exciting because we will meet our homestay families and move in with them. It will be nice to put my clothes away and not be living out of my suitcases.

My body is sore and my feet hurt from all of the walking and carrying of my luggage. However, it's worth it. I miss everyone very much and I shall continue to update when I get internet acess next.

Besos!