So...I made it! Sort of...I am staying with my mom's co-worker in a town just outside of Madrid called Alcobendas, and just found out I can move in with my host mom today! Which is a relief, if only I had my luggage...
I arrived at London Heathrow airport at 10:30 am (2:30 am my time), and managed to follow the signs and get on the right buses to go from terminal 5 to terminal 2. My first drive on the wrong side of the road was fun! I kept thinking we were going to be hit, but it all turned out to be just fine! I finally found an arrivals/departures screen, which was flashing "canceled" next to, you guessed it, my flight. SO...instead of panicking (okay, I panicked a little), I found an Iberia counter (the airline that would fly me from London to Madrid) and got put on a flight that was already boarding! I pushed through large masses of people and made it on time, quite a relief! So I made it, but the luggage did not. I have had very little luck contacting the airline to get an update, but I have high hopes. The airport here in Madrid is going through a hectic phase - it was closed over the weekend due to the snow showers in Madrid, and I think it's still recovering. So I think there's a very high probability that my luggage is there, just waiting to be found!
Anyway, the family I am staying with here has been very nice. I got to try some foods last night I've never had before...one was some sort of sausage with rice in it (I didn't want to know much more) and I avoided the anchovies, but everything else was good! Their adorable 5 year old son Jaime would not try the pumpkin soup but gulped down some anchovies...crazy little kid. We talked for a while and then Jaime beat me in Mario Cart on the wii...4 times. They are a very kind family and I'm so thankful they took me in.
The only major differences I've noticed besides the food are that everything is smaller. I had heard it before, but it really is true! Everything from room size to sink size to bowl size. It is all a lot smaller, but I kind of like it. It's quaint.
Well I'm going to go hassle the airline again...see if I get anywhere. Talk to you soon!
~Alejandra
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Hang in there, kiddo! I just checked your baggage status again on Iberia's interesting website, and it reads "LA BÚSQUEDA CONTINUA. POR FAVOR, COMPRUEBE MAS TARDE" which based on my four years of high school Latin, I have deciphered as, "The biscuits go on and on. Please, fart very late"
ReplyDeleteThat should prove helpful.
Good translation dad! Close but not quite... ;)
ReplyDeleteActually for anyone out there reading this, the airlines SAY they know that my bag is in London still, and I should get it by the end of the week...we'll see about that, but at least they think they know where it is!