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Ode a España
I just wanted to let everyone know how I was doing readjusting to the U.S. and give my final thoughts on my experience in Spain.
The first thing I had to adjust to was the language. In Spain, there were other American students and even though we were supposed to speak only in Spanish, we reverted back to English on multiple occasions. However, I got into the habit of speaking only in Spanish to strangers, and so found myself speaking in Spanish on the plane even though the flight attendants clearly spoke English. For the first few days, I found myself wanting to reply in Spanish and expecting to hear Spanish when I went into stores. One of the things I didn’t have trouble adjusting to was the food…no I didn’t go to McDonalds on my first day back, but mom’s cooking and just being able to eat exactly what I want to when I want to is nice. And know I have some good Spanish recipes for when I crave Spanish food.
As beautiful as Segovia and really all of Spain was, I think I am going to miss the people most of all. I absolutely loved all the professors and wish they weren’t so far away so I could go visit them. My host family was also awesome. They were incredibly nice and my mom was a lot of fun. She was in love with the old ways and customs of Spain and loved to sing. She also constantly had the radio or TV on…though never music or movies, always news or talk shows…constant talking. Anyways, enough of the lamenting; there are some more pictures attached. Take a look and see for yourself how beautiful Segovia and all of Spain was.
Some people thing study abroad changes a person. I am still me…I still like the same things and am basically the same person, though I do appreciate my life here and especially people in my life more than before. As beautiful as Spain was, I have come to realize that America is beautiful as well. I am also a little more relaxed about life in general. I guess you could say, I stop and smell the roses more often. I am doing fine, happy to be back with my family for Christmas and New Years and am not too sad about leaving Segovia, because I know I will be back one day.
Adios a todos
