So only a few hours to go … in about 8 hours I will be driving to the Philadelphia airport to take a flight to Chicago where I will hang out in the airport for another three hours and then take a nice eight hour flight to Madrid. I’ll arrive in Madrid at 8am local time on Monday morning.

It’s hard to believe it’s actually here. About a week ago I was pretty nervous- worried that I chose the wrong program, worried I wouldn’t like the city, worried I didn’t know spanish, worried I’d fail all my classes, worried I’d run out of money . . . but then a few days ago when I realized it was too late to do anything or change anything about it anyway I started to get excited again!

As could be expected- packing light didnt go as planned.

Two checked bags and two carry-on bags

My luggage weighs more than me!

(not sure where I will fit anything I buy other there …. o well- guess I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it!)

Oops!

Adios Amigos ! Wish me luck or “suerte” as the locals say

Location: Scranton, PA