Remember kids, it's Hola, not Holla

Dear friends, family, and random people who accidentally find this:
oh, hi. We're going on adventure in T-2 days! Yikes! At this time on Wednesday I'll be in Newark, and at this time on Thursday I'll be in Madrid. OMG Madrid for an entire semester! (Note: This doesn't seem real yet.)
Laura, my big and bossy sister, made me this blog and says that I should "just write words," but that isn't terribly helpful for this first entry. 
So....
Word #1: I'm going to Spain and it's so exciting and I'm going to eat so many churros and see so many beautiful things and learn to dance flamenco and never sleep because I have too many exciting things to do!
Word #2: And I'm going to do homework because, you know, that's still a thing.
Word #3: I'll try to update this fairly frequently, but if I don't it's because Word #1 is really time consuming. So don't worry, Mom, I haven't been kidnapped.
Word #4: Do you want the low-down on this adventure? Or would that bore you because I've already told you, like, 5 times?
Word #5: I'm so excited to meet my host mother! She has a dog named Blas and sounds like a ton of fun. I hope that she will teach me to cook delicious Spanish treats...I am less excited to get lost on the Madrid metro, but I just keep reminding myself how competent I'll feel when I can navigate the city. Probably I will make myself a bedazzled Girl Scout badge when this occurs. (Note: My knowledge of Girl Scouts and related organizations is limited to Troop Beverly Hills and my mom's descriptions of her Bluebird days.) And then I'll come home and get lost on the way to the mall or something. And it will be awkward.
Word #6: Gosh, how many words do you want from me??? I have packing to finish and a little sister to coach in Econ! (Note: Econ? Yeah, I haven't taken that in 4 years...)

So, later, friends.