Spain

I am in Spain. Finally.
We left at a good time this morning. Then the GPS took us to the emplyee enterance. Luckily we finally found our way there and I checked in fine. Mom and I hung out for a while, ate lunch, and turned my dollars into euros (which are SO pretty and blind people friendly).
Then I went through security with no problem. My flight was a little bit later then it was originally supposed to be. The flight itself was not bad. I couldn't sleep because I was nervouse and it wasn't really that late. I watched Up, How I Met Your Mother and Desperate Housewives on the little seat TV things.
And they served us TWO meals! It was so much fun.
Then, when we landed in Frankfurt apparently they don't pull up to the terminal and you have to take a bus from the plane to the actual building. And it was snowing so the buses took forever. By the time I got inside and through the passport check, my plane was already boarding! I had to go to security AGAIN and follow these really confusing signs. I made it to the gate JUST as they were making the final boarding call.
On that flight, from Frankfurt to Madrid, they gave us ANOTHER meal!!!!
Then, we arrived in Madrid and had to take another bus from the plane to the actual airport. I went to the baggage claim area and waited.. and waited... and waited. My suitcase was not there. There were about 20 people in the lost baggage line there so I stood in that line for a looong time. Finally I got to the counter and they told me that my suitcase is still in Frankfurt and it will get here tonight. Hopefully they will ship it to the NYU building first thing in the morning. I was freaking out but at least they know where it is!
Then, I went to find a shuttle to take me to my homestay, as suggested by NYU. Well the line took forever for that as well because the people in the line were long lost relatives of the woman who was working at the desk! I did get a shuttle fairly quickly for only 17 euros. Half the price of a taxi. I even ended up sharing it with another NYU student! However, there is a huge soccar game here tonight and many streets are closed. I had to be dropped off 2 blocks from my homestay with vauge spanish directions. And the driver didn't even have change for my 20 euro!!!
So I had to wonder down this snowy street, yes it was snowing, asking people "Donde esta calle panama?" Finally this one child knew and I found my apartment builing. But then, no one was home! I rang and rang the doorbell until a man walking out let me go inside the foyer. Once inside I found the door but stil, no one was home. A neighbor came out and he spoke english and told me that the other student had been here but he didn't know where she or my house mother (my Señora) had gone. Just then my roommate walked up the stairs! We still had no idea where our Señora was but I finally got the put my bags down and be warm!!!!
Our Señora did come home and she gave me my keys and was so nice. Her name is Moncia. She made us pasta dinner and we all talked, mostly in Spanish, while we ate. There is another student living in the other room and Monica's 25 year old daughter lives here too. The other student arrives on Tusday and Monica's duaghter is spending the weekend in the country so I guess we will meet her on Monday.
So now Michelle and I are sitting in our warm room with full tummies and we will probably go to sleep soon.
Adios!