The Week Before



A beautiful picture from friends :)



In five days I will have to tell all of my friends and family goodbye, In six days, I will be on my way to the New York orientation for all the AFSers going abroad. And in seven days, I will be on my way to Madrid, Spain, where i will be staying for the next year. In Madrid, I will be living with a family and will be going to the local public highschool all through a program called: AFS, or American Field Service. I would consider myself very "un-prepared" for this exchange. I haven't yet begun packing , I don't know the name of my new school or even what grade I will be placed in, and I don't speak a word of Spanish. Basically, I have no idea what to expect. But overall, I am equally as excited to go to Spain as I am un-prepared, or nervous. I haven't heard one bad thing about Spain, and espcially Madrid, the center of it all. I will finally get a taste of what a real city is like- with subway transportation, people walkng outside, and an existant night-life, as oppose to Houston. Yet, I have to admit, I will miss some things about Houston. I will miss Emery, my amazing school that, believe it or not, I actually enjoy going to. Also, i will miss my friends and family in Houston-especially Nina Whyte-my all time best friend, who as soon as I return, she will be headed off for her year. I'm not going to lie I am a bit nervous about all of this, but I know for a fact it will be worth it in the end. I know and am hoping that in the next few months i will gain some wonderful expeirences and the ability to speak Spanish. As for right now, I think I should begin packing.

I will write again, once I have actually made it to Spain.

Adios!

some friends I'm gunna miss!