I only have one thing to say today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEATHER!!!! Heather is the most amazing cousin, and I wish her the happiest most rockin-est 30th Birthday!!! Since I'm in Spain just imagine me giving you a Birthday Flan! hahahaha! (Friends reference). I love you sooooo much!!! I will write a regular blog tomorrow! Have a great rest of your day y'all!!! Love always, Devin :)... read more

Hi all! First off, Heather: I GOT YOUR PACKAGE AND I LOVE IT!!! Trail mix and peanut butter…the Heather Gods heard my prayer! Hahahaha!! The first thing I did was take out one of the spoons I bought and had a big scoop of peanut butter. Oh the sweet, sweet creamy, crunchiness. It was heaven in a very giant plastic jar. However if anyone else sent the same stuff do not worry…I will welcome it with open arms!! Mom, the second package still has not arrived, but hopefully tomorrow or Friday. Also, I heard today on the news that Beyoncé is pregnant. This is exciting for two reasons: 1) I love Beyoncé 2) I understood it, on my own, on the news. Today we did not have class, because we don’t have class on Wednesdays during ... read more

Hello! Before I begin, another announcement about sending me PACKAGES. If you are sending a package, be sure you say that it is USED clothing or something of that nature. If you don’t declare it as used, or personal items on the customs for I have to PAY taxes to receive it because they will assume that it is new and therefore it is importation, and the taxes are EXPENSIVE, like 40 euros or so just to receive it! On that note, Mom, your package arrived at the post office today and I can go pick it up tomorrow! Yesterday was a very full, very long, but fun day. Càdiz had its third annual airshow at La Playa de La Victoria, which runs alongside New Càdiz The show didn’t start till 12, but we all met ... read more

Hi! I’m really sorry. I hate giving you guys two blogs in one day, but it’s just want happens sometimes. I bought this mobile Wi-Fi thing and it worked great for the first two days, and then it just stopped working! What?! Called the help line, woman spoke so fast! “Más despacio por favor.” (Slower please). As I said in an earlier blog, if a Spaniard realizes you are slower at Spanish they don’t slow down or pick different words, they just talk louder. “No, más despacio por favor.” Two beeps. Someone on the other end speaks, “Hello.” She transferred me to their English speaking folks (uhg) where I was told I need to “top up” my device, meaning I need to go online and put money on the account since it is pay as you ... read more

Hi! Yesterday after I left the internet cafe I went home and did my first homework assignment (yuck!) However, I actually don't mind school :) Today in our first class with Jose, we talked about Spanish cinema. Want to learn a bit of Spanish? Cursi a close equivalent of "cheesy." Both of our professors are pretty funny. Today Jose was telling us how we all talk too quietly. In Spain they are loud! Haha! He was saying how if a tourist is asking a Spaniard how to get somewhere and is clearly not well versed in Spanish, instead of picking different simple words, they just say the same thing over and over again only louder each time. I honestly haven't noticed if that's true yet...I'll have to start paying attention. He said that Germans though are ... read more

Hey-row everybody! Sorry I missed yesterday and the day before that…and the day before that! It is amazing how late the days go here, yet we are somehow able to fill the days up! Sunday is definitely beach day here. You guys think the world closes on Sundays in the States? The whole universe stops on Sundays here. Everyone in Càdiz goes to the beach. Pepa doesn’t really like the beach so she goes very seldom. Two of the API girls who I have been hanging out with a lot, Hayley and Jerica, were going to the beach with their family and invited me along. They are very sweet people and instantly made me feel welcome and a part of their fam for the day. They go to the same spot on the beach every Sunday. ... read more

Hi again everyone! This has been a very overwhelming few days! I am trying to get used to everything here and the house, my family and getting oriented in the city. I've decided that I am going to be very truthful in my blog here. There's no point in trying to be super brave about everything when honestly I know I am going to have days where Spain is too much, I am overwhelmed and things aren't a perfect European adventure. I know that when I got back from Costa Rica I often got asked "How was it?" It was impossible to describe that six weeks because there was so much that happened, good and bad, fun and difficult. This has to keep going for a year so if I'm just going to give the basic ... read more