I'm here! After many long months of anticipation (and a long flight delay), I have arrived safely to Alcala! I am very excited to be here, however, am missing a certain someone back in Pennsylvania VERY much... It has been a rough last few days leaving my family, friends and boyfriend behind for the next four months and I must say, I am more homesick than I thought I would be. However, now that I am finally here, I am excited for what is to come!
After going through customs and experiencing international travel ALONE and for the very first time, I was a little overwhelmed with everything! There are so many different rules for all different places! However, the most intense and overwhelming aspect so far obviously is living with a host family (they only speak spanish)... the parents are great though, very welcoming and friendly and wanting to make me feel right at home, which so far I am doing alright with. But the communication barrier is horrible! I thought I would be able to motion and act out certain things that I didnt know how to say but even that is difficult! It is really amazing how two cultures and languages can be so far apart geographically and mentally from each other! Slowly but surely my Spanish is coming back to me and with each conversation I find myself remembering more words and phrases than the last. I know it is definitely going to take some time to not look like a deer-in-the-headlights every time they ask me something, but I think I'll be alright!
As for everything else, we start classes Sept 2 and are going to the north shore of Spain to Asturias from Thursday-Sunday which should be exciting! Other than that I dont have much else to say right now except that I am EXHAUSTED physically and emotionally. Family - I miss you so much and will see you sooner than we all know it and Ty - I miss you more than words and wish you could be right next to me holding my hand through all of this, 121. Love you!
I'll put up pictures soon so everyone can see! Adios ;)
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