Well I made it! I'm here and alive. I got my luggage and found Mette (who was really nice and helpful, and spoke very good English) got to my apartment and put away part of my stuff. I made the mistake of laying down on the bed though.... I am so exhausted! I think it's a combination of nerves and just not enough sleep. I slept maybe an hour on the plane and only a few hours each of the last couple nights before that. I met Dan's girlfriend when I got here, she seems very sweet. She gave me a couple of big old skeleton keys (one for the inner door and one for the outer door). I didn't even ask her name :( I feel bad but I'm just so disoriented, jet-lag is real)!
I have my own bedroom, it's small but nice and has a couple tall skinny door/windows that open to the alleyway and let in a little breeze (which will be perfect at night). I actually also have my own bathroom/s, it's kind of strange, I have my own little toilet in a closet and then I have a different closet with a little sink and shower in it. I am hoping to be able to put up pictures of it on my blog, as well as facebook.
I think this would be easier if I had a different personality. When your personality profile is quiet/hermit/wallflower/perfectionist/self-conscience it is probably a lot harder to act impulsively and radically, than if you were an outgoing/party animal/confident person. I'm both nervous and excited for class to start. I love to learn (especially about people, languages, and cultures) but it will be hard to make myself be outgoing and let myself make mistakes.
I hope Mom and Dad got in okay. I need to ask for the password for the internet so I can just put on there that I got in okay so they know.
8:33 pm (BT)
Luna is her name; just like the street just a little way down. Luna gave me a map of the city and said she would help show me where things are. However, being who I am, I plan to get up tomorrow morning by myself and go find my way to the school. It's not as crazy as it sounds, I found the apartment and the school on the map already. Plus I have the whole day so if I get lost that's okay too. There's actually a market on the way so I may stop there to get something to eat. Then I plan to go site-seeing. If I go down the street my school is on (Gran Via De Les Corts Catalanes) I can go see the University of Barcelona then if I go a bit beyond that I will be on Las Ramblas where a lot of the cool cathedrals, castles, markets, and government buildings are located.
I wish my internet would work. I don't like that I can't tell Mom and Dad that I made it here okay. I will have to look for an internet cafe nearby or something. In the mean time I will continue troubleshooting.
P.S. I think I fried my I-Pod player, it buzzed and made sparks when I tried to plug it in!
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