One Week!

Hello all!

I'm currently writing to you from Arizona! Woohoo! I've spent the last week doing a LOT of cool stuff with my family. Went hiking with my dad and cousin, did a lot of shopping, and today we're going to Sedona to rent a jeep and go off roaring! (That definitely makes me nervous but it should be fun).

Also, a nice little fun fact for ya: it takes a cactus 100 years to grow an arm! Who knew!


So, it's officially down to the last week before I leave. Honestly cannot believe how quickly time went by. I mean, I've wanted to go to Spain since I applied at Endicott--three years ago--and now it's basically here!!

I keep waiting for the nerves to set in. I thought as it got closer I would bug out more and more, but actually it's been the opposite. I mean that could totally be due to the fact that I'm currently in Arizona and haven't begun to pack or anything, so maybe it hasn't REALLY hit me, but I genuinely feel like I'm just ready for this, you know? Although I'm not so sure I'm ready for all of my classes to be entirely in Spanish--that's definitely making me nervous. But if that's all I have in the way of nerves, I can't really complain. I just have first day of school nerves--not "holy shit I'm going to Spain for four months" nerves. I'll keep you guys updated on if that changes though.

There's just one thing I'm having a hard time with. I REALLY want to bring my host mom a present when I get there--but I have no idea what to bring. I want something kind of American (doesn't have to be super patriotic or anything--I'm not trying to show up with an American flag and a bald eagle portrait). But I want something that kind of sums up home. You know, desde mi casa a su casa (that's "from my house to her house").

So anyways, if anybody had any ideas for me, feel free to comment here or on my Facebook page to let me know! Thanks guys!