Well, here I am, with only a week left before I depart for Spain! It's really unbelievable to me that it's so close. It's almost unbelievable that I'm going at all. I am about to embark on a four-month adventure that will change my life forever.
Here is a brief summary of what this trip is all about:
I'm staying in Spain from August 26-December 22 to study Spanish at Universidad de Granada with students from OSU and other schools around the U.S. Spanish is my major at OSU and I desperately want to become fluent by immersing myself in the culture and language. I'm taking classes full-time at the university, but on the weekends and days off I am able to travel around other parts of Spain and Europe as I please. I will live with a host family in Granada who provides me with 3 meals a day and laundry services. I share a room in their home with Angela and Andrea, two wonderful girls from church who I am so excited to travel with!
Now this trip is only a week away and I am so excited to get to Spain, see the sights, meet my family, start taking classes... At the same time, I'm so sad to leave my community here in Ohio for 4 months! (I'll miss you, Giving Tree!) I feel so blessed that I'm going with two friends who will be a strong support and provide me with good Christian community while I'm there. I know that God has been preparing me for this trip for a while, and I’m looking forward to all that I will learn through my studies and travels while I’m there.
I set up this blog to keep in touch with everyone at home and to share with you my experiences while I'm away. Check this as often as you would like, leave comments, look at my pictures.
I will miss all of you while I'm away! See you in 4 months!
