So I am trying this whole blogging thing while I will be in Madrid for a personal journal. I will warn you all though, I've never even owned a journal or have done much creative writing so it will take me a while to get a hang of things!
For those friends and family out there that do not know much about my trip I will give ya'll the lowdown:
I will be studying abroad in Madrid, Spain for FIVE WHOLE WEEKS! Words cannot even describe how excited I am and how blessed I feel to even be able to go on such an amazing trip. I am going with two of my very best friends, Abbye Coody and Nola Sexton. I know a few other girls going on the trip too so I will have plenty of friends with me! Abbye and I have been talking about studying abroad together for years and years (literally probably since we were thirteen) and its finally happening. My roomate Morgan and my best friend Allison just got back from Montepulciano, Italy just last Sunday and they said that it was a trip of a lifetime and it changed who they were. My other roomate Bree decided to study abroad in Montepulciano for the latter part of the summer too! She just arrived this past Saturday and she is having a blast! We are really hoping to meet in somewhere in the middle of Europe since we will both be over there at the same time! How fun would that be?!
I am so excited about the two classes I will be taking over there too! I am taking a communication class for my my major AND a watercolor class! Now I am no artist but the teacher seems pretty laid back and said she'd give us an "A for effort"! Even as I am typing this blog, I am realizing that I am not an expert because its pretty jumpy and already skipping around...
I have been in Valdosta all summer working and have been anticipating the trip for months and months and I cannot believe its almost finally here. I am freaking out a little bit, but in a good way! I am very nervous about this packing situation though. I am an EXTREME overpacker... when I go off for a weekend, I usually end up with about two suitcases and my hanging clothes so packing for five weeks and under 50 lbs is going to be a challenge to say the least but I am sure between my Mom and Dad, we can figure it out (Dad is an expert packer). I did end up getting a new suitcase before the big trip which I am super excited about. It is HUGE and only 11 pounds. I still have so many things to buy and do this week. Mom is planning to take a half day off and just knock it all out with me in one day! I am hoping to go up to the Tanger outlets to my favorite J Crew. I love their clothes. I love clothes period but theirs are just perfect. Speaking of clothes... I am so anxious to do some shopping in Madrid, after a long flight over there, retail therapy will definately be on my mind...
I will leave ya'll with that and I am sure I'll be updating before I leave but if not then as the Spanish say... "Adios amigos!"
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