bienvenidos a madrid!

hola muchachos. i'm in madrid! i left cleveland for toronto on the 16th at 6pm. the plane was super tiny and there was a lot of fun turbulence, and we got to toronto around 7:30. i ran into another girl from my group, Jess, while boarding the plane to Madrid, and she ended up having the seat directly behind me. the plane ride was fine, except i'm a little sore from sleeping in contortionist mode. we got to Madrid around 11:30, got our bags, and then ran into another girl from our group, Goscka, who is staying in the hotel near the airport with Jess and Aaron. after we figured out how to get them to an ATM and then to the hotel shuttle (using my excellent 8th grade spanish skills), i said i'd see them tomorrow and hopped in a taxi for the city. this hotel is ridiculously snazzy and right in the middle of downtown. i'm going to shower and then explore. i'll take lots of pictures and post them later. adios.