Madre mia, what an emotional...ride (Scrubs reference). I was actually surprised, and super excited, when I was clicking through the channels and saw Scrubs on TV. It is still sort of unbelievable when I come across things that remind me of home, it is not as frequent as one might think. Any how...emotional roller coaster.
Some background: this coming week is my spring break, here in Spain it's called semana santa. For our break Jenna and I decided we would book tickets for half the time in Dublin and half in England. We also decided we would get a head start on our spring break by leaving this Thursday instead of Friday or the weekend for a couple of reasons. One reason being flights were way cheaper to leave during a week day, and another is I do not have class on Fridays. Well, about a week or so ago we received news about a nation wide Strike in Spain this Thursday, meaning meaning minimal services such as buses, metro and planes since workers can choose not to show up. Basically meaning, we were fucked.
Jenna and I have been freaking out for days trying to figure something out. So much unknown! We didn't know if we would have to buy new plane tickets, if we would be delayed or on a different flight, how this would effect our hostel (when we actually found one). We even went to the airport to try and find out some answers. Finally on Wednesday our good friend Allan saved the day and sent me a link with all the cancelled flights for RyanAir, and thankfully we were not on it. In a matter of minutes, (not even joking, under 5 minutes), we realized our flight was on time, and booked a hostel and payed for it. Que loco!
Now the next challenge: fitting my life into one small backpack. I thought two suitcases was bad enough, but this was a whole new level. RyanAir has crazy policies on cabin baggage, and even check baggage. The bag has to be 55cm x 40cm x 20cm and a laundry list of things you can and cannot bring. It was quite the challenge but I think we did it. This trip is really changing my packing habits, for the better I would say. I'm learning what I actually need to bring, and things that are not so important...like shoes and underwear. Just kidding.
In just 2 hours I will on my way to the airport, thanks so our lovely host sister for driving us, so exciting! My first trip outside of Spain, so far it's been many trips within Spain. First stop, Dublin for 4 days then England till Saturday. I'll try and update as soon as I get back with my wild and wacky adventures. Until then, hasta luego.
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