On My Way

Here I sit, waiting at the gate in Minneapolis. It looks like my flight will still be on time, despite the snow. I fly from here to Philadelphia, where I have a four hour layover. Then I head to Madrid! I arrive at 8 AM their time, which will frel like 1 AM to me. (Needless to say, I might be a little tired at that point.) After another long layover I'll be on my way to sunny Alicante! It's supposed to be 60 degrees there tomorrow...Esther and I will probably be laying out on the beach, to the surprise of all the Spaniards.

This past week has been a flurry of preparations. I had appointments, did some shopping, and made photocopies galore. Traveling abroad is a lot of work! But I think I have everything, and my bag even made the required weight! (a veritable miracle.)

The Spanish phrase for "I'm excited," is "Estoy emocionada." I'm all ready to leave, and although I'm a little nervous, estoy muy emocionada.

Ciao!
Olivia