This is scary.

I'm currently sitting in the Madrid airport. It's 5:43 in Portland, and I'm so tired. I may have been the only American on the flight from Madrid, which gave me a slight panic attack since I realized I am in a country where I literally know no one, and I have not been able to get in contact with my host mom. I've been going back and forth all day between being super excited and the most scared I've ever been in my life, so I'm just emotionally spent. Luckily, on the 9 hour flight here, a very nice man sat next to me and woke me up every time the flight attendants came by with info, food, or drinks. It made me feel much better, especially since he didn't really speak either English or Spanish, but was trying really hard to help. From here I'm flying to Asturias, then since my new flight schedule makes me late (I was supposed to be at the office by now), I have to go directly to my host mom's apartment in Oviedo via taxi. So currently I'm just praying that the director emails me back before I board, or that my host mom is at her apartment when I get there. Otherwise I don't really know what I'll do....

I'll post pictures and an update as soon as I can. I'm so excited to meet everyone. But until then I'm just praying that everything works out and I don't get stranded.