The Countdown begins...
In and around Spain
Well I am counting down the days until I leave for Spain. Saturday morning I leave from the Phoenix airport and head to Chicago before flying to Madrid, Spain. I have just about everything I think I need...which means I am probably missing something. I am getting pretty nervous but am excited that I am getting to do this.
I am so lucky to have the support and the opportunity to travel and study abroad. I can't thank my family enough for all of your support in every way.
THE PLAN:
PHX Airport Saturday, June 30, 2007>
Chicago > La Aeropuerto del Barajas en Madrid a la 8 en la manana
My friend Megan and I are traveling together and will spend the day in Madrid (probably hangin out with Picasso). We have to be at the airport at 6pm to leave for Segovia where our homestay family will be waiting for us. We are staying with a woman who lives 5 minutes from campus and who has a dog named Scar! HA! Everyone knows how much I love animals...:) I have classes Monday through Thursday and we plan to travel on the weekends. Most of our travels will be with the group throughout Spain and on our free weekends we are going to try to do some travel outside of Spain.
I'm looking forward to testing my Spanish skills...and I hear the "suckling pig" is to die for...mmm.
Thanks again for all of your support...I will keep you posted on my adventures...yeah that's the journalist in me.
Vida, Amor, Viaje
Until next time...
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Chelsea Jo
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Classes
I have to keep reminding myself that I am here to take classes...but because it´s a summer course it´s a lot of homework...and we don´t have c... Continue reading »
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EL Día de Independencia de Los Estados Unidos
Fourth of July...in Spain...or any other part of the world besides the US...All of the American students are wearing red and blue today...no flag w... Continue reading »
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Hola de Segovia!
Where to begin? First of all the keyboards are very different and I have to use the backspace every two seconds so please forgive the errors.
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I´m here!
It´s 11:30am here. I am in la escuela using the computer. The trip here was exhausting but good and I have a lot going on...we are living with a... Continue reading » -
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The City
Ok so I ended up back at the school to do some homework and now I am waiting for some friends AND I also now understand why Spaniards take siestas!... Continue reading »
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Aranjuez...adventures of a college student
So sometimes you wake up and think that you are going to do one thing when suddenly all your plans change...and being lost is the best thing that c... Continue reading »
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Los Castillos
Whoa what a weekend!!!!
I am in between classes right now and I should mention that no Spaniard has been able to pronouce my name even close!... Continue reading »
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Dulceria, pigs and laundry
So I know that some of you have been a little concerned about Megan and I...and yes it is serious...but don´t worry we found a dulceria! (candy&nbs... Continue reading »
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Estoy enfermo...
When one student gets sick...everyone gets sick!
Earlier this week a lot of students were sick and Megan and I had managed to avoid it until... Continue reading »
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Fin de Semana (Part 1)
I suggest that you skim because I have a feeling that this will be long...it seems that most everything happens on the weekends! I am putting this... Continue reading »
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El fin de Semana (Part 2 Cordoba)
At 6:25 we rolled out of bed and got dressed. Señora Julia, despite the fact that we told her that she didn´t need to get up so early, got up and m... Continue reading »
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El fin de semana (Part 3 Sevilla)
Sevilla was my favorite city so far. It was so beautiful and so many things to see and do. We got on the bus around 10am and drove to the Sevilla (... Continue reading »
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Midterms
You should know that I am using a computer that does not have a mouse so I am using all keyboard codes and tab just to write today because I knew t... Continue reading »
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So I failed my midterm...
The fact that I am leaving for Lisbon in a few hours is really making all the difference in the world. I just took one of the most exhausting exams... Continue reading »
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Send my stuff...I´m moving to Lisboa
So we just got back home to Segovia...funny how quickly you adjust to a place! It seemed like we came home today when we arrived in Segovia. We wer... Continue reading »
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Un otro día en Segovia
So I woke up this morning to find no new messages in my inbox...there were tears.
Segovia is good, nothing too exciting, just lots of homewor... Continue reading »
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La Catedral de Segovia...catwalk!
So yesterday I did probably one of the neatest things, and my favorite activity so far. Our history class is taught by a Spanish woman who works at... Continue reading »
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Salamanca
At 8:30 am we had to be at the bus station in Segovia to go with the group to Salamanca y Ávila for the day. By this point we have all&nb... Continue reading »
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Avila...and the wall
At 4 we got on the bus to Avila and drove an hour to get there. The bus was silent! Everyone was out!
When we got to Avila we walked up the... Continue reading »
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Back in my favorite lil place in España
After we got back from our day excursion...we had a birthday dinner with Julia and her daughter and Oscar (Anjela´s boyfriend of 5 years!)
S... Continue reading »
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Madrid with Picasso
I was too tired to write a fourth blog yesterday so I will update the final day of our weekend now.
Sunday we got up and got on the bus to Ma... Continue reading »
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Spanish boys
If one more Spanish boy yells, kisses, smooches, hollars, says "Hello, how are you, I love you." at me one more time, I will freak. The Spania... Continue reading »
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Bringin the boy home...
After spending some time in a country you start to see some of the more personal and family related cultural differences.
Last night our hou... Continue reading »
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Oh Barç
Game plan:
Get up at 5:15am, Bus station at 6:00am to Madrid at 7:30am, Metro to el Aeropuerto (1 hour)...9:30 flight.
So on Friday mo... Continue reading »
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My everyday life in Spain...
I took one final this morning and two more to go! Everything here seems to be slowly rolling back into full spead! I can feel all the responsibilit... Continue reading »
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3 more days...
Days here seem to just keep rolling faster and faster...it seems unreal that we will be leaving this Sunday. Julia has been making us all of our fa... Continue reading »
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Last day in Segovia
How does six weeks of your life fly by so quickly? It feels like I just left home...and at the same time I feel different from the person who... Continue reading »
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