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!
5 comments:
It was nice running into you the other day! Best of luck in Spain! I will keep up with you on here and live vicariously through you. =0)
Kyla, this is gonna be such an exciting adventure! Keep us posted. Can't wait to hear about all your travels. We'll miss you but this is totally the right step for you.
Wow, and I feel lucky when I get t go to Chipotle! Kyla, I'm so glad you sent me the link to your blog. Thank you so much! I suspect you'll have a much different, richer experience traveling with a few companions and staying with a local family as opposed to traveling with a school group on a tour. So when you get back, after being immersed in the culture for a month, should we expect you'll cook a great Spanish dinner for us all? Amy Hamrick
Wow Kyla! We are excited for you, and will be thinking of you and praying for you! We'll keep checking your blog...Love ya! Kevin & Eve
chica, i am so excited for you. but i'm going to frickin' miss you. all love.
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