So this is procrastination to the maximum down to the absolute meaning of the word and the very lack of productivity that it entails.
I'm currently sitting in the JMU office, just drank a Redbull (probably more quickly than I should have), and "working" on the final bit of my Don Quijote analisís which I have to entregar tomorrow morning in introducción a literatura, along with our final exam which I’ve only partially studied for.
This is the last stretch of the journey.. less than five days and I’ll be back in N. Virginia (yes, I had to make the distinction.) where I belong for the time being. I’m finally getting excited… mostly to see people, not so much going back to life with mr. stress bucket hanging over my head for twenty four hours a day, but I think I'm ready. (My bags are already packed..one less thing to do this week and didn't want to have to worry about it during finals...and for the record everything fits!!!)
It’s really frustrating now writing in English because I wrote casi three Spanish ensayos over the weekend and I keep spelling some words wrong. For example.. I keep wanting to type “ción” in place of “tion” sooo if you notice some of these palabras are going to have the ción cause I give up correcting myself and have just decided to roll with it.
Anywho, what are my plans for these last days you ask? You didn’t, but I’m going to entertain you so that I don’t have to work on my bibliography page hehe :). It’s a short list so don’t get overly excited.
Tomorrow-Friday I have finals(one on every day, except for Thursday--two) and then study dates at various bares in between. Thennn… Friday night we have a program reception dinner, afterwards I plan to go out and treat myself to an expensive glass of wine (or however many euros I have left at that point), and then call it a night. Next morning I’ll be up at 5:30, shower, then hopping on the bus to Madrid… eeeeeeeek! I’m anticipating it to be one of the longest days of my life. really.
1. I’ll be llena de pensamientos
2. nervísimo
3. excited
4. sleepy?
5. básicamente it’s just a big journey to make.…I mean that more than just in a literal sense.
So, with that…I’ve had an amazing experience in Europe. There were ups and there were downs, highs and lows…. goods and greats…. or however you want to word it. I know that I’ve grown from the experience, just still figuring out how. I guess that will have to wait until I get home… sort of expecting culture shock on that end of things too. I do know that I appreciate my family and friends more than ever and realize how much everyone means to me. It’s hard to be away from home for 3 months, and even more of a challenge when you don’t have the support system within reach. I learned more about myself in the sense that I know what kind of people and personalities I want to surround myself with through life and that it’s okay to have one handful of people that you really care about, then to leave it at that. I use to believe that I could be put in into any situation and make close friends when, in fact, there are people in this world that I don’t like (and who probably don’t like me either.)---both of which I’ve learned are OK!
On another note, my spanish is MUCHHHH improved (I think) and I've recently decided, after very little debate, that once I get spanish down I'm going to start teaching myself Romanian. yes?...no?... yes. Also, I just recently was given a bazillion spanish songs by a friend (as well as free drinks all weekend)so life last weekend was good. cause i am broke. (but only until wednesday when I turn in my mobile and get back 100 euros!).. sheesh, talk about good timing.
In these past three months I've set foot in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania, which is so fortunate because I've had the oppurtunity to see so many beautiful places and immerse myself in a variety of cultures. With every journey I get this natural high that just makes me want to see it all. I am sure that traveling is going to be somemhting that I do for my entire life, but from now on I would like to do it with the ones I love so that they can see and feel the energy of it as well. I am thankful for every moment that I've had here and will walk away from this feeling very accomplished with and with no regrets..... i'll be talking about this for the rest of my life, undoubtedly.
Scrapbook-making starts next week.
Vale, es la hora para estudiar, entonces I am off to la casa to study and have my last monday night dinner con mis padres. :( Gonna miss them!
If you were to ask me how I feel about leaving on Saturday... I'll answer, "It's bittersweet."
