I'm currently sitting in the Portland airport, back from Europe. I'm pretty exhausted but happy to be back. Everyone is so smiley. I forgot about the unspoken rule of smiling at strangers. And I just got my authentic Czech glare down too.
Madrid was amazing and a wonderful way to end my Europe trip. I met Anna and Bobby at my hostel and they were pretty fun. The first night we were there, Real Madrid won the America Cup, so the three of us went to one of the town's main squares to celebrate with the locals. It was INSANE! Everyone was dancing, screaming, smoking joints, hugging, crying. There was music and people were climbing trees and lamposts. Then, the team members showed up and it really got insane. There was a huge fireworks show and everyone was singing Queen's "We are the Champions." However, once the fireworks show was over, it turned into a riot and was kind of frightening. People were running and the cops were charging us with shields while some people were throwing fireworks back at the cops. Crazy!
And last night was a pretty awesome flamenco show. But, i've been up since three Madrid time, and it's weird that 20 some hours later it is still Tuesday. I cannot wait for Seattle and my bed.
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