It's been raining for what I swear has been 40 days and 40 nights.
Ok, seriously. I haven't seen this much rain in Madrid yet. I'm a small person, so when it rains and there is water, I tend to become a mud pie. Water up to my knees, wet feet, frizzy hair, the hole mess. So today in an effort to solve my problem (and especially after seeing what Venice looks like when it rains), I went and bought my first pair of rain boots as an adult. Let me tell you, it's like love.
On that note, the end of my first semester is quickly approaching and I can't believe how fast it is going. This last month has been filled with travels and November and December will be the height of it all. I think I'll be gone about every other weekend from here on out.
Next semester though, I'll be making some changes. While there is still a decent amount of money in my checking account, I don't have many trips planned for next semester. I'd like to come home with some money, and I'd like to spend more time in Spain.
Right now I'm kinda at a crossroad. I feel like this whole time I've been sitting at this point and I really just have to get over it and move forward. To be honest, this experience has not been what I expected. I wanted to be surrounded by the language all the time and meet and make friends with Spaniards. I wanted to come home at the end of this speaking fluently. Realistically, I don't see it happening at this point. While I know my Spanish has improved, I don't feel like I'll get to come home as strong as I had hoped. I've also found out that I really don't like living in a big city, and I still am not accustomed to being here and still find it frustrating on a daily basis.
This semester has been my "see the world" semester. I've traveled and will be traveling to many places most people only dream about seeing. But at this point there aren't any places that are really calling me, and I can't rationalize going somewhere just to say I went. So next semester I'm planning on spending more time here, getting to know Spain and the culture better, practicing my Spanish as much as possible.
Hee Haw...that's my sound of the moment for not knowing what else to say.
I'm ready to see my family and novio. I miss them and I want to share this adventure with them.
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