As the day of my departure to Madrid approaches, my daily routine is quickly transitioning from R & R (Rest & Relaxation) to P & P (Packing and Preparing). Contact Lenses? Check. New Debit Card? Check. Prescriptions? Check. Mental Preparedness? ..........
Although I couldn't be more excited to live in Madrid, and explore Europe, sometimes it's all just a little too overwhelming. I've been getting A's in Spanish since 7th grade, but my skills are merely conversational, my accent far from native-sounding. Guess we'll see just how useful my education has been.
I have no idea what my class schedule is; I don't even have any textbooks to take with me! My Blackberry (as I know it) will cease to exist at 6:35pm on Wednesday and after that, the source of my cell phone usage is unknown. But I guess that's the point, right? I'm going abroad for a lot of reasons, but mostly to push myself as an individual. Although I have nothing to escape here in the United States (in fact, I'm going to miss DC and my friends dearly), I know that there's more out there, more for me to see, more for me to experience. And as cliche as my views may be, I'm sticking by them. A little triteness never hurt anyone.
My intent is to keep this blog as current as possible, to catalogue (mostly for myself) my travels in Madrid and my trips to other locations in Europe and Africa (yes, I WILL go to Morocco). As my friends get ready to go back to DC, I get ready to go to Madrid.
4 months in 4 days.
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