Expectations

First of all, sorry mine's late, i wasn't checking the e-mails and didnt know about it, my fault, y muchas gracias a Casey for telling me about it.
Anyways, what I expect from Spain, I'm hoping to come back having learned how to speak Spanish with much more fluency and with more confidence. I am also expecting it to be alot of fun. I really want to be able to throw myself into the culture and learn as much about Spanish culture as possible while I'm there.

Marguerite

What I expect to see in Spain

Though I have already been to Spain last summer, I believe there will be significant differences between the trips. Unlike before, we will be staying in Madrid, a much more cosmopolitan city than Valencia. I expect to see more influences from the rest of the world, and very possibly a little less of a flavor the the Spanish way of life. Cultural interaction tends to muddle one's sense of individuality and cultural/ethnic pride like that, as it did for me last summer beside the waters of the Mediterranean. I will hopefully see some old faces again, but will have to cope with a much smaller group from our school being immersed in a much larger body of students than before. As before, I forsee the Spanish people being as friendly as ever, and hopefully have a few less people giving the "American" treatment to this particular extranjero. Hopefully, more people in Madrid will be a little more understanding of my struggle to cope in a world where my main means of verbal communication is more or less gibberish.

See y'all around the paella soon!

El Dave

Hola!
I am definitly nervous about going to Spain, but I cannot wait to go. This will be my first time visiting somewhere outside of the U.S. Taking spanish all through high school, I never would have imagined myself actually going to country where it is spoken. I am especially excited since I took a class on the history of Spain and now I am able to go and see everything I learned about. I really look foward to visiting the Museo de Prado and seeing art work there by Velazquez, Goya, and El Greco. I really hope to make a lot of memories and friends!
Casey

Spain

Summer has arrived, which means that Spain is just around the corner. As that time gets closer, I get more and more nervous. I am still very excited, but I'm being to think too much about all the things that are required before this trip can actually happen and all that must be done when we arrive, before we can relax and just have fun. Regardless of all that nonsense, I am still looking forward to spending a month in Spain, to be able to enjoy experiencing a new culture and continuing to learn a beautiful language. I am expecting to have a wonderful time and learn many new flavors, ideas, and words. I hope to have lots of fun and make the most of my time in Europe.

:)
Eleanor