When we got to the Eurobuilding and said our goodbyes (again), I got an Uber to Chamartin train station. The driver offered me a bottle of water, and was very interested in practicing his English with me. He said he needs English because with Uber he is getting a lot of international riders. He says that Uber has only been in Madrid for one month, so how perfect is that? He showed me his "textbook", Inglés for Dummies. He said he has visited NYC and Washington, DC. If I could have rated him higher than a 5, I would have. He really went all out - after getting my bag out of the trunk, he shook my hand and said he was happy to have met me.
I found a place to get some drinks for the train and a place to sit, and settled in with their free wifi. I had about 2.5 hours to wait, but it went by quickly. But about an hour before my train, I realized my phone's battery was low - really low. That was a problem because my train ticket was on my phone. I walked up and down the station looking for a place to plug in, but the only ones I found were occupied. But I came across a kiosk that sold battery packs, so I bought one. I made sure it was working before I walked away, problem solved.
The train ride could not have been nicer - clean, spacious, comfortable. They showed a movie but I wasn't going to watch it until I realized it was in English, and was a movie I know and like - The Cobbler. Jorge and Paula were there to meet me. Now I am in my room, unpacked and ready to sleep. Part II of my trip begins tomorrow!
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