I'm in Spain!

It was 1:30 am Iowa time when we arrived in Barcelona. That was 8:30 am here...just in time to start the day! Except the fact I have slept 9ish hours in the last 48 [the majority of which were on a plane]. Walking out of the airport we were met with a hot, humid haze making the streets seem fuzzy while tall buildings disappeared into the fog. Adding to the almost claustrophobic haze was an overwhelming aroma of cigarette smoke. Apparently smoking is still extremely popular here...everyone walks around and stands outside buildings with cigarettes.

Since then we have arrived at the hostel we will be staying at through the weekend and I have had a short nap and a hot shower. We are heading to lunch soon with our professor and her family. Apparently lunch in Spain is around 2 or 3 every afternoon. We plan to walk around the neighborhood a bit afterwords though it is cloudy and looks like rain.

I must mention the trip here. I think I could live on that plane! We all had our own TV screens on the back of the seat in front of us. These were touch screens where you could browse numerous movies, music, and games--all free! Most of the movies were new releases and the music selection was awesome. I watched Marley & , played Bejeweled and chilled the rest of the night with Jack Johnson. At the beginning of the flight everyone received earphones, ear plugs, and an eye mask, lol. Dinner was a tray of tortellini, salad, bread, and a brownie. We were served a midnight snack/breakfast [depending on which time zone you want to go by] consisting of a bagel and banana before we landed. I only wish there was a comfortable way to sleep on a plane...