This was not the originally reason I was going to write about, but as I was trying to type a different, very boring and unorganized blog I thought of this reason. My trip did not start out easy, there was the emergency room visit 5 days before I left which almost delayed my trip even before I stepped on a plan. Then, once I arrived in Spain I had to find my way to where I was living all alone with a very large language barrier. I then became very homesick, was unable to sleep or eat, and grew very impatient, this is what I call the worst two weeks of my life. I got through those weeks though with the help of friends and family back home who I am very grateful for. Then I began embracing my life, the culture, and the language of Spain, and in result I fell in love with Spain. I will have to say that those two weeks made me very strong. I was a strong person before I can to Spain, although I did not believe I was, but I have become even stronger. I do have days where I miss people and little things from home, but for the most part now I am completely in love with Spain. Everyday there is something new that I discover about Spain that I love and that makes me a stronger and better person. I enjoy eating, shopping, getting coffee, really doing anything alone now a days. I do not feel weird going and doing things alone, in fact, I really enjoy it. I am looking forward to traveling to unknown places alone and not relying on anyone else but myself. I am also more of a risk taker since I have come here. I am not afraid to ask a complete stranger for directions or anything in my still somewhat bad Spanish. I am not afraid to make mistakes when I talk. I am not afraid of what people think of me or say about me because I love me for the way I am and I am proud that I am trying.
There are many more lessons that I will learn and experiences I will have here that will make me even stronger and I look forward to embracing each and every one of them. Until I write again!
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