Cheers to my first ever blog post! Never thought I'd be here in the blogging world but everyone else was doing it so here I am! Hopefully my times abroad help with my abilities to resist peer pressure? We'll see.
The plan is to document my time in Spain so I can someday look back on this blog (hopefully blogs are still a thing in the future?) and remember what a naive and uncultured American citizen I was and how this trip transformed me into the all-knowing globalized me of the future.
In 5 days I will be only 3 flights away from living in Spain for 3 months of my life. I've probably been asked if I'm excited for the trip approximately 400 times now and even though I always say yes, truthfully, I don't really feel anything yet. Mostly I'm concerned if my ridiculous sweater collection will fit in my suitcase, if I will I be able to carry my suitcase through the airport without it falling and crushing me, and if wearing a fedora in Spain is really cool or extremely douchey (thoughts anyone?).
I'm sure I'll have my Dorothy "not in Kansas anymore" moment at some point but until then, I decided to make a list of my "Pre-Departure Expectations" of my time in Spain, because truthfully I have no idea how this how thing will go down. So here goes:
Expectation Uno: I will come back back with the ability to communicate to my mexican waiter at El Camps. How cool would I be? No but really. If I come back and I can't speak better Spanish, I want my money back.
Expectation Two: I will see myself in a different light than before. Either more confident, more independent, or maybe even just a little tanner? Probably not that last one but the other two would be great.
Expectation Three: To actually learn about Spain and European culture so I don't have to be that stupid American gringa who pretends to be from Canada. That's not cool.
Expectation Four: I will stop and smell the roses a bit more. From what I've heard the Spanish really know how to live life. Hopefully they can teach me a thing or two.
Expectation Five: That this trip will inspire me to love traveling and to see more of the world! So far my travels consist of 20-25ish US States, Canada, and Mexico. That's more than most people in the world have seen and I feel blessed to have even done that much traveling, but I'd love to do even more. South America I'm comin' for you next.
Right now going to places where I can't speak the language terrifies me, but as some quote I saw on pinterest told me, if you're scared of something you should probably do it. (Which applies in this case but really not in that many cases, let's be honest. I am terrified of jumping off a 200 story building and logic tells me I should absolutely not do that.)
So there's my list. Hopefully I can check off all five when I get back! If not I'll have to rule the trip an absolute failure and that'd be pretty upsetting. :/
Viva Espana, Adios, and cheers to my last five days living in my comfort zone!! Gonna go eat some hot dogs and watch jersey shore. <3
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