Soo here I am again. With 4 days left and my suitcases sit right next to me..almost all packed. Its a weird, bittersweet feeling to say the least and it does not seem that 4 months ago I was sitting in my living room creating this blog for the first time with only two days left before I said goodbye to America. My thoughts, and outlook seemed so different then, so clueless and nervous about what was going to happen to me when I came here. I was so scared and terrified yet ready to brave the unknown. Now, as I sit here at the end of the journey, after all the adventures, I am reluctant yet excited to leave. Its always hard for me to leave a place. I was a MESS when I had to leave Chico, and now I am pretty sure I'll be a MESS when I leave here too, but I know that this isn't the end. I will be back and I will see all of the amazing people I have met once again. It is a MUST!
So much has happened in the last four months and I have tried my absolute best to write down every single detail in this blog, however getting the emotions across are a little difficult and I can not even begin to describe what being here has felt like. Amazing, exciting, beautiful, nerve wrecking, unreal. Its impossible but I can only say that I am damn glad that I have lived here to witness what I claim to believe as some of the best 4 months that I have ever had in my entire life. I don't want to return to California on the sole fact alone that that solidifies that my time living in Spain is over and I am only left to remember it as if it was a dream. It wasn't a dream though, it was real, every day life and I am so blessed to have the ability to spend it in San Sebastian, Spain with 35 other people that each are now so special to me and I have grown to know and love.
The long nights and early mornings that started at an apartment, went to a bar, and ended up on the beach only to finally reach my apartment at 8 am and go to sleep will always be remembered as well as the sights I have witnessed through my travels and the inside jokes with my ladies of morning surf hour. I have the pictures of Carnival to remind me of the madness, the marks on my shoes to prove all the miles I walked to and from to school every morning, and the sand in my purse, suitcase, and pretty much every where else to solidify my love of the Atlantic Ocean. Again, I could go on and on about everything I have done and tell you only amazing things about the people that I have met but I would never be complete. I would have so much to say!
My awesome roommates Laura and Morgan made my experience so great and I was so blessed to have our little unit of Jose Arana, and become so close. They are a huge part of all my adventures here and there is never a dull moment in our apartment. With our 3 hour sessions with Pedro, being stared at on the street like we were aliens, hiking to ur mountain behind out house and our endless random days and nights of jokes it was always a great time. Hannah became a huge part of our home too with morning surf hour and making sure we all ended up out at least one night of the week. I love my girls and it truly would not be the same with out them!
I am leaving here with so much love for the world, people both states and oceans apart and so much appreciation for my life back home and my family and friends that go with it. I am so excited to hop off that plane in San Francisco on Friday, jump in Abigail's car and drive up to Chico to be there just in time for 5 dollar pitchers at rileys with all my friends to celebrate Graduation, The end of finals and beginning of Summer, and of course, my homecoming. So if you all are reading this, 6:30 PM Friday, May 20th, come find me of 5th street! : ) I feel like now I leave a piece of my heart where ever I go, I guess I have a lot to give, but I left a majority of it back in Chico, California and now a huge chunk will forever be left here in San Sebastian, Espana, especially on the sand of Zurriola Beach!
These last few days here have been some of my favorite although it is hard to really choose. Our USAC family has been coming together every night for family dinners made in Hannah's kitchen by all of us where we all then eat together and talk for hours which is then usually followed by a night of typical Spain rediculousness of all going out together and usually ending up at our most frequented bar BUGA where Oscar lovingly gives us alcohol haha. Its been so great to spend so much time with all of us together and just be funny and loud and young and crazy. Friday we went to another sideria which again there was a never a dull moment. I feel so happy and stoked on life to be surrounded by so much and so much love and I am going to miss this family when we leave, although it is sure as hell promised that a lot of them are returning to Chico for Halloween! ITS ABOUT TO BE CRAZY!!!! : )
I know this is probably one of the sappiest blogs I have ever written but I don't care. I absoulutely have loved living here and every minute that I have witnessed. Everyone was so concerned that I would fall in love with some one here and well although that may not have happened, I fell in love with a lot of concepts. I fell in love with the deisre to understand a different language, I fell in love with the ocean and the surf report, I fell inlove for sleepless nights with some of my favorite people, I fell in love with traveling, I fell in love with city after city, and of course I fell in love with Spain. Most importantly I believe, is that I fell in love with the thrill of adventure and this is the most important that I will continue to pursue and take back with me to America and along all of my travels in the future, becuase still, this is only the beginning of what is to come!
I am sad to leave here and close this chapter but I am ready to see what comes next for me this summer in Chico being a 21 year old and once again attempting to survive summer school. I will have my friends by my side as well as my beautiful roommates de Espana and I am so stoked. I no longer sense nervousness in the future or andy fear. That shit went out the window the minute I tried moving into the wrong apartment. I have learned to laugh at myself even more and to appreciate every curve ball, road bump, and surprise that is thrown at me. I really have become a certified adventurer of life and I am so excited to pursue so many different excursions. So feel free to come and join me.
These next four days are going to be amazingly fun, overwhelmingly emotional, and definitely memorable. I am so excited! So here it is: Cheers to life, Cheers to Adventure and Cheers to the best 4 damn months that I have ever had in my life. Cheers to Spain. I hope that you all have enjoyed reading this blog and that it hopefully have inspired you to travel more or consider studying abroad. It has been one of the best decisions of my life and I am so thankful I am sitting here right now being able to type all of this to who ever wants to read it.
This isn't the end Europe, I will be back! Te amo europe y no es el ultimo, volvere en el futuro. Prometere lo y estoy muy emocionado!
Love all you guys, can't wait to see you back in the 530! 4 days <3
Much love,
The Koose!
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