I have been in Toledo, Spain for about a week and a half now and I still feel like I am in a dream and could wake up at any moment. Every morning I get up and look out of the balcony in my piso (Spanish word for apartment or flat) to this view...the fact that I am living in a piso in Spain still blows my mind.

I do want to say that I miss my UNCG family (current, post-grad, international, and all)and I cant wait to get back and give you all a big hug. Having conversations with you on skype o just seeing that you left a comment asking how I am doing really means more than you will ever know.

Here are some updates for those who I havent spoken to yet and I really like to make lists so just deal with it:

• I am living in a piso with two Slovakian guys...we are supposed to have two girls from Chile move in with us but...we will see...
• Classes dont start until next Monday.
• Things have been really slow around here yet so i have just been learning my way around the city which means frequently getting lost.
• I have surprised myself with how easily I have been able to communicate with people.
• I found a gym!!!:)
• Spanish kids are freaking adorable.
• MacDonald's tastes better here.
• umm...I think thats it for now.

Hasta Luego!!

Ghangstas Paradise

Today we sat in a coffee shop that was very....European. In the middle of it all Ghangstas Paradise started to play...

The last night

So I am sitting in my house trying to take in my last evening here in my house with everything that is familiar to me. In a few hours I will be leaving the familiarity of home and trading it in for something new and exciting. I am actually in a unique state of excitement, fear, and sadness. Here are the things that I am excited about:

· Finding an apartment and making decisions completely on my own.

· Experiencing a culture that I have heard about for about fifteen years.

· Sangria ;)

· The friends that I am going to make.

Finally being an international student myself.

· Travel.

Some of the things that scare me are:

· N Not finding the apartment

· What if after the time in Spain I leave not having improved my knowledge of the language?

And some of the things that make me sad:

Missing out on an entire semester of the I-House.

· Missing out on this time to deepen relationships with the new friends I made this past semester and the friendships that I already have.

· Not being able to return to Lake J this summer (This one makes me especially sad)

· Missing my family.

2009 was one of the best years of my life. I have met some of the best people in the world and I have worked at one of the best places in the world. …well here is to a good year and to an even better one to come!!!

I go to Espain!!!

I leave in a couple of days to begin my journey to Toledo, Spain. I am not the greatest blogger so all I can do is promise to try.