-LOVED living in my homestay, which has helped with
-opening my eyes/stomach to LOTS of new foods (which I will be making back in SD)
-increased my capability to speak Spanish TREMENDOUSLY. I seriously think I can be
fluent in December. I'm shootin for it.
-appreciating things, such as long warm showers, doing my own laundy, and other things I
took for granted back home.
-gaining mad skills at making my bed. Haven't done that in yearsssssss
-REALLY appreciating family values and staying close with family (example: typical dinner
lasts about 2 hours)
-Learned how to do grocery shopping over here
-Became addicted to gelato, paella, and sangria!
-Appreciate tapas for a light lunch, but realize they do not fill you up...even with sangria.
-Explored A LOT of Barcelona with A LOT left to check out
-Found out the awesomeness of a "Con Kit Kat" and "Cerveza" at McDonalds
-Had many UCSD reunions with Amy, Dan, Kenneth, and hope for at least 6 more before I leave
-Had some GREAT nights out at bars and clubs, but hands down, the local ones win in my book
-Learned a lot about myself and friends, both here and back home
-Found a SOLID group of people to kick it with. I'm looking forward to our upcoming memories.
-Experienced several "pick-pocketers" in action and am now very cautious with my belongings
-Been to the Beach and touched Mediterranean water (including a 2 hour boat ride!)
-Had that stereotypical night that lasted till 10am. Cannot forget that one!
-Got to see over 50 amazing pieces of graffiti art.
-Had an amazing weekend in Valenica and experienced living in a hostel for the first time
-Science Museum/Aquarium/Dolphin Show
-Had over 20 video chats and have managed to keep in touch people pretty well back home, so far.
-Had an unforgettable trip to Valencia and the South of France
-Dali Museum!
-Finally using a LEGIT camera to shoot over 500 pictures so far!
-Realized how hard it is to keep up with TV shows and music over here. I'm worried about my hip hop knowledge these next few months.
-Experienced Barcelona's INSANE 4 day festival (La Merce) with 5 story towers (made of people), giant statues, fire spraying and dancing, concerts, raves, parades, fireworks synched with music AND a color fountain show, etc. I will never forget this, ever.
-Come to love the famous man known as Gaudi over here.
-Went to a BARCA soccer game and realized I will never sit with more loyal sports fan, anywhere else.
-Engaged myself in Spanish culture and meeting several interesting people all along the way.
-Fell in love with Cultural Psychology and everything it entails.
-Signed up for a salsa class AND hip hop class. I absolutely love both and will continue them in SD.
Whew, that was a lot. Just goes to show that as much as I have done so far, there's still plenty more to see. I am on my way to ROME this weekend and have Portugal, Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, Greece, and many others.
Thanks for reading this and keeping up to date with it. Hearing your opinions about all this definitely keeps me blogging. I'm off to finish packing for Rome, and have to finish some reading for Psych tomorrow. I think a little of A Tribe Called Quest may help.
Major blog updates when I return. I will have three weekends to discuss. PEACE!
hey stranger!
ReplyDeletei'm glad you are enjoying your time in spain! I am so jealous!!
i can't believe you never took hip hop class before. You should def check out Studio FX in Kearny Mesa (down Mira Mar by the 15). I took classes there last year and it was really fun. The classes get down to the knitty gritty technical stuff that might seem boring but really builds a good foundation. The teachers are legit.
MISS YOU! TAKE CARE! Can't wait to party with you next year!
-olivia