I'm in Spain!

I'm here in Madrid now! Woooot! I left my house at 2:45 yesterday and checked into my hotel at 4:30 or so today. It was a very long trip with my sleep last night consisting of a half-hour nap. Just a bit tired right now. Luckily, everything seemed to go smoothly despite the doomy weather back in the northeast and the storm here in Madrid yesterday. There were a couple delays with flights, but I made all the connections and got here just as planned.

When I was in London for a few hours between flights, I started having this overwhelming urge to laugh at anyone who talked to me because they all had British accents. I realize that I was, in fact, in England, and I blame it on a lack of sleep, but they all sounded so strange. I had a very nice experience with British Airways, but I would prefer it if they flattened Heathrow and rebuilt it in a much more practical manner. It took me 2 hours to get from my arrival gate from the US to my departure gate to Madrid. And I was moving the whole time. It was insane. They also must convert to the Euro, I now have 3 pounds in change that I will never use again. Also, my first experience being in a vehicle that drives on the left side of the road. Terrifying. I'm also impressed with Madrid's metro system, very very clean, at least on the lines near the airport...

Here's some pics of my hotel room!
That's about it for now. I move into my room for the semester tomorrow. I just need to figure out how to wake up in the morning.... Oh, I also ate McDonalds for dinner. It's a horrible start to my trip in terms of the purpose of the trip, but I was way too hungry and the food was definitely higher quality than the typical meal from McDonalds.