Midland Reunion Madrid

They say it is a small world, and I do not doubt it. Facebook and Gmail are our two main sources of communication on this side of the pond because of the rip-off that is pay-as-you-go phones. Consequently, I am checking both sites frequently. Last Wednesday I logged on to have my news-feed notify me that Elise Michaels’ status was ‘Madrid until Friday.’ Elise and I have known each other since nursery school though I have not seen much of her lately since she moved to North Carolina. I have never been confused for someone with much common sense, but I assumed she was referring to the same Madrid that is my home. After exchanging a few emails/phone calls we were able to meet up the next night for drinks. A brief walking tour of the city was parlayed into a pretty standard Madrileno night: pre-game in a plaza and then onto a bar (we skipped the nightclub because they had an early train to Valencia). It is always enjoyable to see old friends but this was definitely an amazing surprise, giving us the chance to catch-up on a lot over the past few years. Goes to show how small the world really is while, and say what you want about the use of social networks like Facebook, how said sites can be utilized to stay in touch with old friends.