That is how long I have until I leave for Spain. What?! I don't even have words to describe how much excitement/anxiety/cluelessness I am feeling right now. From Takoma Park, MD to Madrid is only 10 hours of my life, but that 10 short hours will put me in a different time zone, a different culture, and a different lifestyle for the next semester. I am going through SIT Study Abroad for exactly 3 months and 15 days to Granada, Spain, and I couldn't be more thrilled.
However- I am also a little terrified. 3 months and 15 days in a country, in a continent that I have never been to. I am only a little familiar with the language, and by the end of my program I will have written and presented in Spanish. But what better place to learn the language than in Spain!
Living in Granada will be an amazing experience, but I am also excited to get to go to places like Madrid, Seville and Cordoba, and Morocco. This is the trip of a lifetime, and I am so excited to share it with whoever is reading this blog.
I'll try to keep this blog updated with whatever crazy adventures I go on throughout this semester! Until next week...
"Mas sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo"
Spanish proverb meaning: There is no substitute for experience
