I'm going to basically use my blog as a journal for personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences I have while I am abroad in Spain.
Feel free to comment I'd love to hear from you! also.. since I won't be having a phone (weird) the best ways to reach me are on Skype or Fbook. I'll be sure to post pictures on Fbook and this blog!
Anyway.. tomorrow morning I fly out of Des Moines, IA with Ashley, Zach, and Kylie who are a few friends from Central and we will be meeting up with Austin in Texas. From Texas we fly to Madrid, and then finally to Granada! It seams surreal to me that this is actually happening because it has always been a dream of mine to travel... especially to Europe. I can thank Grandma and Grandpa Pete for the inspiration :)
Needless to say it's going to a long couple days of flying and the 7 hour leap ahead in time is also going to kick my tooshie but I'm sure I'll get used to it soon enough!
The things I am most excited for are the unknowns... which may seem scary, but as for me I cannot wait to learn more about the culture and language of Spain. I think the way Central sets this all up is perfect because at this point I know nearly nothing. I do not know who my host family or host sister will be. I do not know what "level" of Spanish I will be taking (that is determined by an exam we take there upon arrival), and therefore I do not know what classes I will be taking. All of this is crazy but thrilling because it forces me to get out of my comfort zone soooo far! I'm also excited for the warmer weather, tapas, and different scenery.
On this journey I also hope to become stronger in my faith walk with God and as an individual. I think being so far from the things I've known all my life will really help me explore different avenues and I'll find out new things about myself. I know there is bound to be struggles along the way but it will be neat to see how I overcome them.
As of now the plan is to travel to visit some friends who are also studying abroad in Wales and London and also to hit the Canary Islands for Spring Break.... can't believe this is actually happening... I'd also like to visit Greece and Ireland and ohh maybe Italy and Florence while I'm at it. Who knows!
I'm so excited for this adventure to begin! I'll miss you guys lots while I'm away but it's not goodbye..
it's more of a See ya Later :)
Love,
Courtney
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