Saturday, September 20, 2008
Packing for 8 months in 3 little bags....
...is impossible. Even with space bags and eliminating ALL of the fun things I want to take it's going to be difficult to pack it all in! However, it's just stuff and it's really not that important and it's really amazing what you can live without and still have a good time. Just ask my friend and former roommate Nicole, we basically lived an entire year off of nothing. To survive, it took many packages of ramen noodles and cereal, choosing to check out the small selection of LIBRARY movies instead of spending money at a real video store, helpful and loving parents, and convincing ourselves that the thrift store clothes were just as good as the new ones except they were subjected to charity because of annoying reasons such as a severely scratchy material, an unexpected stain, or the instructions: DRY CLEAN or HAND WASH ONLY or LAY FLAT TO DRY. Ugh, three of the most annoying laundry instructions ever! Anyway, we still had a wonderful time on our limited budget as I'm sure I will in my 8 months in Spain as a "North American Language and Culture Assistant." I will be assisting English teachers at a high school in the small city of Rota, Spain until next May and I am so excited. I'm leaving this Thursday and I will try to keep everyone updated about my experiences and adventures traveling and teaching!
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Yay! I'm so excited that I can follow your glamorous Spanish life online. :) Look forward to the next postings.
I love this! I am trusting God for His provision for you in all things, especially for those things that you left behind and DO find it hard to be without. Let me know if you visit the church I pointed you to.
Yay for blogs! :) Don't worry; if we get together (which we will), we can trade movies every once in a while to satisfy our need to hear English from time to time, okay? Safe journey Thursday!
The biggest issue you will have is finding European plugs for all the gadgets you bought.
you will be fine. This is where faith steps in, and your fears step out.
Very proud of you for doing this!
Hey friend!!! I am soo thrilled FOR YOU that you are able to go on this adventure! I will miss you! Be careful!
By the way...this is Lindsey Mathis.
Thanks, for all those who left comments and are actually reading my blog! I feel so important and welcomed into the blogging circle! I probably won't blog for a while as I am leaving for Madrid tomorrow from Atlanta at 6:00 PM. Yeah, a late flight. I should arrive in Madrid at 2:00 PM Friday. I'll spend one night there and then take a train to Seville. Finally, I will take a bus from Seville to Rota where I will meet the supervisor of my school that I will be teaching at this year. I will then go to my quaint little hostel by the seaside and sleep for a very long time. I will then start looking for an apartment the next day and will start school on October 1st. Therefore, in the midst of my challenging but exciting first couple of days I probably won't have much time to ramble on about my daily routine in my blog. I will try to keep you updated, however, on the interesting occurrences as often as possible. Until next time!
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