*English begins in fourth paragraph* Estaba tan cansada después del vuelo y lo que sucedió con mi equipaje que, por un momento, me olvide mi español casi completamente. Cuando llegue al hostel donde me quedaría por dos días en Madrid, la recepcionista me pregunto para mi reservación. Yo, pensaba que ella estaba ofreciéndome una cerveza,…
Month: September 2017
A Star is Born
Anxious. Excited. Exhausted. Those three words describe how I was feeling right before I left my sweet little beach town of Naples, FL to the bustling metropolis of Athens, Greece. I said goodbye to my sisters and pets then hopped in the car to Miami where all I could do was blow a kiss to…
Bye Boston, Hola España!
Here we go, today’s the day!! I can’t believe its finally here. When people would ask where I was going after having to try to explain to them where Oviedo is, when I barely knew myself, they would always follow up with “are you nervous?”. My immediate response would be, “no not at all”. I…
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself”
So. I suppose this is the post where I’d say, “it begins,” were I the sort of person who believed in things having strict beginnings or endings. This is certainly—in a chronological sense—my first post, and undoubtedly, I will experience any number of new things during my semester abroad, any number of “firsts”, and in…
My (Impatient) Pre Departure Post
With five days to go until I fly out (my first ever solo flight and it’s nine hours over an ocean, woohoo) most of my packing is done, or at least, I’ve stuffed my embarrassingly small sweater collection into a suitcase along with a few pairs of jeans and will likely procrastinate on the rest (chargers, shoes,…