The Last Month

Hello family and friends,

I am so so so so so so so so sooooooo sorry for not writing for a month. This last month has been crazy busy, and I no longer have internet access at my house. I will try and be better for the last couple of weeks here, and summarize the last month in not too many words. :)

In November, I took a 10 day trip of a lifetime across Europe. 5 girl friends and I took a bus to Madrid, Spain, then flew to Rome, where we spent a couple of days. We got to see Vatican City (we even got blessed by the Pope!), the Coliseum, Roman ruins, eat pizza and gelato, and more. We then took a train to Florence, which I loved. From Florence we took a train to Lucerne, Switzerland. The train ride in was one of the highlights of my trip - we drove right through the Alps. SO incredible! Lucerne is an adorable little town that looks like it should be out of a storybook, right in the heart of the Alps. After Switzerland, we took a 12 hour overnight train to Prague, Czech Republic. Possibly one of the most beautiful cities on the face of the earth. We stayed there with some friends of one of the girls in our group. From Prague we took a train to Frankfurt, Germany, where we spent the night with a German family. The next morning we flew back to Spain! I absolutely love Europe.

Since then, I have been crazy busy with more traveling and activities and classes here in Sevilla. I have made some really amazing Spanish friends, so I have gotten several opportunities to practice intense Spanish outside of class and home. I also got to go to Ronda with my school, which is a beautiful small Spanish city. You should google it. :) This last weekend, I spent "Thanksgiving" in London. Well, in the airport. I had a sack dinner (sandwich) for Thanksgiving dinner. Our school gave us the day off though, so I got an extra day in London. I traveled alone to visit one of my friends from Fox. She lives in central London, so she was able to show me around. London is beautiful, I love it!

The trip back was crazy. A loooong story short, I had a very high fever, my plane was delayed, causing me to miss my bus home (the last bus of the day), I had no where to stay that night, so I wandered around the streets of Malaga, Spain, alone at night with a fever trying to find a hotel. I had not eaten hardly anything all day, and there were no restaurants open. But God is good, and I found a cheap (ish) hotel to stay for the night, so I could catch the next bus home. But I am here now and feeling better!

This week is crazy too, I have 2 final presentations. This weekend is a 4 day weekend, and then my last week here I have final exams, then a day to pack, and I come home on the 19th! That thought is so bittersweet. I miss people, but I love Spain, and the thought of leaving my home here makes me very sad.