I remember landing in Madrid for my study abroad in 2002 and completely excited to meet my host family. I got off of my Iberia flight and just about ran to baggage claim so that I could get to see Spain for the first time. I saw the conveyer belt start to move and was excited to see our bags start to come out. I sat there and watched as each bag came out and everyone from my plane found theirs, and of course mine was lost. All of my clothing, my travel guides, everything gone. I went to the Iberia counter and they went through and tried to find my bag which arrived a few days later. The problem was that I had nothing to wear for those few days, and I was a student
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