Was today a good or a bad day? Why? It was overall a really good day, but I spent a lot of it not feeling very well and resting. What was something new I tried? I tried two different tapas that I didn’t have the other night. One was salmon and shrimp on toast and…
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I mentioned in my last post that it already feels like it’s been a lifetime since I left the United States even though it hasn’t even been a week yet. I took my first siesta yesterday, and my stomach has finally settled down a little after the random sleep, new food, and constant travel. I’m…
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I’ve already managed to get behind on blogging so I’m going to combine two days to keep up and keep things fresh! Day Five Exciting news: On Monday we took our placement test in the morning for the two weeks of intensive Spanish courses. I placed in intermediate, which is exactly what I was hoping…
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The morning started at 2:30AM; goodbye redeemed sleep schedule! We had an hour bus ride to the London airport, a two hour flight to Madrid, and then another two hour bus ride to Salamanca. To be honest, I felt terrible from lack of sleep after days of nonstop movement and adventure, but I was still…
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18,324 steps and 22 flights of stairs counted on my phone’s health app; it was tourist day. We got up for an 8AM official bus tour of London that took us to Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and told us about everything in between. I loved learning about everything, but I was also…
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Today is really the second half of yesterday because I couldn’t really sleep on the plane. It’s been a nonstop attempt to overcome jet-lag, but the fact that I’m up writing this at 11:35pm and haven’t napped basically proves I’m over it. Honestly, only two things have helped me to get over jet-lag: being amazed…
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Yesterday was a whirlwind of emotions. I’ve been pretty calm about the whole thing for the years that I’ve been dreaming about it, but the tears started rolling yesterday when I had to leave my pup (because how can I make those sad eyes understand that I’m going to come back?) and my family (because…
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There are only six days left before I leave. I’m busy spending time with all the people I love and taking care of the trillion tiny little things that pop up before a trip like this. Today, I’m planning a fun day for my dog, Jedi, and me because he’s already giving me those heartbreaking…
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This is a list of what I want to get out of this trip and to do while I’m there. I think it’s important to consider these things, because I want to be aware of my mindset going into it and to have something to look at in case I ever forget it. This is…
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Life never seems to go as planned to me, but since my sophomore year of college, the thought of spending one semester in Spain has been the little beacon of hope I’ve looked to for purpose and excitement, and now it seems like it’s actually going to come true. The idea came from a friend…
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