As you can tell I have not updated my blog in a while and I am very sorry about that. I have been busy and just haven't found the time to write. I left off on the second day of Magdelena and that was because I was preparing to meet my parents in Barcelona and then go with them to Rome. We spent 4 days in Rome and it was beautiful, we saw just about everything that you imagine seeing in Rome. The food was wonderful and the town was just breath-taking, I would love to go back to Rome someday.
We then traveled back to Spain and visited my town and my host mom, saw my university, the town, and had a nice lunch with my host mom. Our last day was in Barcelona were we saw as much as we could with the rain. I then said goodbye to my parents and came back to Castellon. Waiting for me in Castellon was the beginning of my Spanish course and a ten page paper that I had to write about a book in Spanish. I had the advantage of reading the book in English which helped but the paper still took a lot of time and work. A couple weeks later my grandparents came here and we spend 10 wonderful days in Barcelona. We did so many things and loved walking around the Gothic area there. We did make a trip to Castellon to see my town and it was very enjoyable. The only bad thing about the trip was that my grandpa got pick-pocketed in the Metro on their second to last day here. A warning to you all, be careful whenever you are in a big town not just Barcelona. I said goodbye to them and came home to have a wonderful friend of mine here help me correct my paper and to finish it.
I then took a couple days to relax and enjoy the wonderful weather we have been having here. One of those days was a BBQ with the students and families of the Family Program here. It was a hot day but it was very nice to see everyone and for all of us to talk. I also love any occasion when I get to see my host mom's grand-kids, they remind of home.
So here I am writing this blog to all of you. A couple more updates... I will be home in only 47 days, time has just gone by too fast. I am getting excited to come home though too. I also officially quite my first and only official job at Steak 'n Shake, and received a new job coaching T-Ball at Belvidere Park District this summer. I signed up for 3 summer classes at Rock Valley College this summer as well. Life back home is going to be hecktic which is why I am enjoying the rest of the time I have here. My relationship with my host mom is still wonderful and leaving her is going to be the hardest thing I will have to do during my trip.
Nothing else too much, classes are wrapping up so I am working on getting ready for finals and working on final projects, which is harder than usual, and preparing for my trip back home.
Hope you all are well. I'll try to update soon!
