So Surreal.

This cannot possibly be real. I am just hanging out in Madrid. I'm not going to Western in the fall. I have the opportunity to learn a beautiful language and go out for drinks and tapas all the time. I can't help but notice the plethora of stunning, jaw droppingly beautiful Spanish men that seem to just be meandering through the streets here. Excellent.

The goodbyes were tough. Saying goodbye to Lena was a tearjerker Monday night, and when my mom was hugging me I couldn't help but imagine how hard it would be to say goodbye to her without someone to comfort me afterwards. Walking away from my mom, Jordan, and Patty at the airport this morning...or...yesterday morning? I'm not sure...just may have been one of the most difficult things I have ever done in my life. But I did it, and I think the hardest part is over.

Except for the exhaustion. ;) I slept here and there on the plane, nothing consistent. We have a meeting in about 3 hours to talk about our Madrid excursion then we'll go to an API dinner tonight. I may take a short nap otherwise I don't know if I'll make it without falling asleep in my dinner.

Meeting people has been good thus far, my roommate Courtney and I recognized each other from facebook & hugged right away! She's real sweet, and she's from Tennessee so she says ya'll!! I anticipate that this will bring constant joy to my life. The food...expensive, simple, and I'm just not sure what to order. Spent about $7 on a very small sandwich thing and a sprite. This will be interesting to observe while I'm here, seeing as currently, the Euro completely obliterates the dollar in value.

OK, I really want to take a nap but probably shouldn't...who knows. Till next time, maybe by then I'll have a better grasp on reality. I'm in Spain!