One Week until Spain

In exactly one week I will be getting up to leave for Spain! I'm flying to JFK airport in New York and then leaving from there to Madrid for a three day orientation. It still doesn't feel like I'm leaving, and the realization that I'm actually spending 4 1/2 months in a different country probably wont hit me until I actually arrive in Spain.

Like any other person who's just about to change their life, I feel super excited (I get to go to school directly across the river from the Guggenheim, I get to live in one of the best food regions in Spain, I get to travel, etc. etc), nervous (who will I be friends with?, how the hell am I going to be able to communicate with people?), and am suffering from a serious case of cold feet (why would I stop my life and leave all my friends and family to travel there?, I'm seriously not ready to do this!). Ultimately I know that my trip will be amazing, so right now I just need to focus on not forgetting to pack anything (which will for sure happen)...I guess the countdown is down!!

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Laura Hanson on December 30, 2009 from Minnetonka, United States

from the travel blog: Un Semestre en España

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