In less than 24 hours I will be leaving the place I have called home here in Spain for the last 3 1/2 months. It has been such an incredible time and I am constantly reminded of the incredible experiences I have had while being here.
I am not entirely sure how I will feel tomorrow while leaving, I am sure it will be a very reflective mood. Also, a little sad. I know this because my house mom has even cried 3 times already just about the thought of me leaving.....and tomorrow is the real deal so I will be fully prepared for those waterworks. Every time she thinks of it she just repeats, "No puedo imaginar", which means, " I can't even imagine" haha. It's incredible! She is so full of love and joy and I could not have had a better place to call home for the past 3 1/2 months.
With these somewhat sad thoughts, there is light at the end of the tunnel, as I step out of this adventure and into my last travels while here in Europe to reunite with a friend and also meet new ones. It should be a great quick trip to end this amazing adventure on!
I can honestly say I will not have time to update here until I arrive back in the states. It shocks me but at the same time I can't help but be excited for the adventures that await me once I arrive back in the US. A few roadtrips right off the bat and a trip out to the east coast. It should be an incredible winter break and I am fully ready to embrace every piece of it.
I hope all is going well from wherever you may be reading this! Talk to you guys within a week or so from the other half of the world, or 1/3 I guess?
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The fog
Well it's been a few weeks since my last travels and this past weekend Dublin was pretty amazing.
The anticipation and excitement before Dublin was incredible. I was excited for the people I was going to be traveling with and most of all I was excited to experience a new country! That has been one of the most amazing experiences of being abroad is just the ability to see and experience the culture of many countries in a short period time.
So anyways, first night we get to Dublin we are just overwhelmed by the amount of options for live Irish music and food. We quickly realized the difference in between live music and live Irish trad music. We picked out our first pub not knowing what to expect and we couldn't find a seat...on the first floor. Our waitress quickly told us that there was 5 floors of live music and food was available on every floor and so we found a perfect spot right next to the band on the second floor....it was incredible.
This first experience pretty much sums up the rest of our experience as we were just pub hopping finding new live music everywhere we went. It was just amazing.
Our most anticipated part of our trip was easily the Cliffs of Moher. Many of our friends had been there and everyone said we had to go and see them because it was one of the most beautiful places in the world.
To sum up my disappointment, it was the foggy day I had ever seen in my life, thus we did not see any cliffs.
So the next day was better and we toured around Dublin by bike, on foot, and on bus and it was amazing, with a fresh Guinness or two as well. It was a very long day but totally worth every penny.
The trip back home to Toledo was filled with a stop at burger king and a flight that was not delayed but half an hour early! We loved every second of this and I was fortunate enough to meet some Americans that were teaching English in Madrid. I was very thankful for the life chats I had with them and just the opportunity and experience they were having while teaching in Madrid.
If there is one thing that has been quite an experience while traveling, is just meeting people. It's amazing how much you have in common with other travelers and really makes you just grateful for friendships. This weekend was filled with meeting new people just randomly. The Irish are extremely friendly and we made many friends this weekend.
I hope all is going well wherever you are reading this from, sad and happy to think that in less than two weeks, this whole dream will be over!
The anticipation and excitement before Dublin was incredible. I was excited for the people I was going to be traveling with and most of all I was excited to experience a new country! That has been one of the most amazing experiences of being abroad is just the ability to see and experience the culture of many countries in a short period time.
So anyways, first night we get to Dublin we are just overwhelmed by the amount of options for live Irish music and food. We quickly realized the difference in between live music and live Irish trad music. We picked out our first pub not knowing what to expect and we couldn't find a seat...on the first floor. Our waitress quickly told us that there was 5 floors of live music and food was available on every floor and so we found a perfect spot right next to the band on the second floor....it was incredible.
This first experience pretty much sums up the rest of our experience as we were just pub hopping finding new live music everywhere we went. It was just amazing.
Our most anticipated part of our trip was easily the Cliffs of Moher. Many of our friends had been there and everyone said we had to go and see them because it was one of the most beautiful places in the world.
To sum up my disappointment, it was the foggy day I had ever seen in my life, thus we did not see any cliffs.
So the next day was better and we toured around Dublin by bike, on foot, and on bus and it was amazing, with a fresh Guinness or two as well. It was a very long day but totally worth every penny.
The trip back home to Toledo was filled with a stop at burger king and a flight that was not delayed but half an hour early! We loved every second of this and I was fortunate enough to meet some Americans that were teaching English in Madrid. I was very thankful for the life chats I had with them and just the opportunity and experience they were having while teaching in Madrid.
If there is one thing that has been quite an experience while traveling, is just meeting people. It's amazing how much you have in common with other travelers and really makes you just grateful for friendships. This weekend was filled with meeting new people just randomly. The Irish are extremely friendly and we made many friends this weekend.
I hope all is going well wherever you are reading this from, sad and happy to think that in less than two weeks, this whole dream will be over!
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