last day
Well, this is it, my last day in Spain and my last trip to the internet cafe. I am excited that I will get to see Paris since I have never been there before, but it really is sad to leave Spain and my little dorm home in Madrid. One month is not long enough at all, they need to change the program.
Anyway, here´s the deal...I got back from Santiago de Compostela on Monday night, I had my advanced conversation quiz on Tuesday and I got a 96 on that and a 95 on my final composition, so that should mean that I have an A in that class no problem. I really liked my professor for that too, he was really nice and understanding and I was all sad when his class is over because he is a professor at Binghamton (I don´t think that´s actually the name of the school, I just made that up, but it´s something like that) in New York, so I will never have another class with him again and he was a really nice guy. I was very happy to be done with that class on Tuesday because that meant that all I had to do yesterday (Wednesday) was write a composition for my history class that was really easy because we had all these questions to make us reflect on our visit to Spain and why we came and what we got out of it, and I think that was just a good thing to do in the first place, so I don´t mind being graded on it instead of trying to take some crazy history final. So anyway, I was done with all that at 11 in the afternoon and then I had the rest of the day to chill out and go shopping and start packing. I went out shopping right after the test and got a few things and then I came back for free lunch and decided I would wait until Tiffany was done to go shopping with her later. So, I waited around and she finally got done and we went up to Plaza del Sol with some other people and they saw some clothes and got excited and wanted to go clothes shopping. I am a freak and didn´t want to do that, so I ran off and went to do my own thing. I definitely made the right decision because I found out later that they didn´t even end up getting to the places they wanted to go to that I went to. They were all worried because we were told not to go out on our own, but it wasn´t dark yet or anything, and I know my way around and I´m not scared of people either. It was really fun, I don´t care what people say, I say there´s power in being a woman out on your own, and it makes me feel confident to be able to go out and walk around with purpose and with my head up and understand what people are saying and know where I´m going. Nobody messes with me, nobody makes evil tourist faces at me, I can just be out there on my onw. So, I was pleased with myself because I found what I was looking for and I enjoyed being on my own and it was great. I even rewarded myself with a mango citrus frapuccino at Starbucks because it looked really refreshing (and it was) and I´d never had one before either, so that was all good. I even made it home in time for free dinner, and then I got started packing. So now I have everything packed and I was all impressed that I got everything to fit, but then I got concerned that maybe my bag will me too heavy because I have my text books and stuff in there and it can only be 70 pounds, and it feels like I´m right on the verge of that. So, when I go back to the dorms in a mintue I might have to redistribute some heavier things into my duffel bag so that I won´t get caught having to do that at the airport if they decide that my bag is too heavy. Whatever though, I´m sure everything will work out. I´m excited about seeing Paris, but it´s tricky to be spending three nights there now that I have everything packed up already. I´ve never been to Paris before, so it will be good. And of course, I will come home on Sunday afternoon and Craig is coming to the airport to get me and maybe that will be enough of a distraction, at least for a while, because I don´t want to leave Spain again. I like it here, I can´t wait to come back again. One month wasn´t enough time at all. So, I´m sure I will see and talk to everyone soon. Hasta luego!
Anyway, here´s the deal...I got back from Santiago de Compostela on Monday night, I had my advanced conversation quiz on Tuesday and I got a 96 on that and a 95 on my final composition, so that should mean that I have an A in that class no problem. I really liked my professor for that too, he was really nice and understanding and I was all sad when his class is over because he is a professor at Binghamton (I don´t think that´s actually the name of the school, I just made that up, but it´s something like that) in New York, so I will never have another class with him again and he was a really nice guy. I was very happy to be done with that class on Tuesday because that meant that all I had to do yesterday (Wednesday) was write a composition for my history class that was really easy because we had all these questions to make us reflect on our visit to Spain and why we came and what we got out of it, and I think that was just a good thing to do in the first place, so I don´t mind being graded on it instead of trying to take some crazy history final. So anyway, I was done with all that at 11 in the afternoon and then I had the rest of the day to chill out and go shopping and start packing. I went out shopping right after the test and got a few things and then I came back for free lunch and decided I would wait until Tiffany was done to go shopping with her later. So, I waited around and she finally got done and we went up to Plaza del Sol with some other people and they saw some clothes and got excited and wanted to go clothes shopping. I am a freak and didn´t want to do that, so I ran off and went to do my own thing. I definitely made the right decision because I found out later that they didn´t even end up getting to the places they wanted to go to that I went to. They were all worried because we were told not to go out on our own, but it wasn´t dark yet or anything, and I know my way around and I´m not scared of people either. It was really fun, I don´t care what people say, I say there´s power in being a woman out on your own, and it makes me feel confident to be able to go out and walk around with purpose and with my head up and understand what people are saying and know where I´m going. Nobody messes with me, nobody makes evil tourist faces at me, I can just be out there on my onw. So, I was pleased with myself because I found what I was looking for and I enjoyed being on my own and it was great. I even rewarded myself with a mango citrus frapuccino at Starbucks because it looked really refreshing (and it was) and I´d never had one before either, so that was all good. I even made it home in time for free dinner, and then I got started packing. So now I have everything packed and I was all impressed that I got everything to fit, but then I got concerned that maybe my bag will me too heavy because I have my text books and stuff in there and it can only be 70 pounds, and it feels like I´m right on the verge of that. So, when I go back to the dorms in a mintue I might have to redistribute some heavier things into my duffel bag so that I won´t get caught having to do that at the airport if they decide that my bag is too heavy. Whatever though, I´m sure everything will work out. I´m excited about seeing Paris, but it´s tricky to be spending three nights there now that I have everything packed up already. I´ve never been to Paris before, so it will be good. And of course, I will come home on Sunday afternoon and Craig is coming to the airport to get me and maybe that will be enough of a distraction, at least for a while, because I don´t want to leave Spain again. I like it here, I can´t wait to come back again. One month wasn´t enough time at all. So, I´m sure I will see and talk to everyone soon. Hasta luego!