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Published: April 14th 2008
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Well I haven't written in forever, and I have a free hour now so I figured I would give a brief overview of the ohhhh past month or so of my life. 😊
Well first of all, we have Semana Santa, Fallas, and Mom and Aunt Cyndi's visit!!! First of all, Fallas was crazy and I loved every minute of it. I have never seen more crazy party people running around anywhere in my life, and it was fabulous. Needless to say those weeks were really tiring for me, especially when Mom and Aunt Cyndi got here because I was with them all day and out at night, but I wouldn't have changed a minute of it.
Despite the sad news from home with Mom and Aunt Cyndi were here, I had a fabulous time with them and feel so fortunate not only for them but also for myself that I got to show people from home how I have been living and my favorite parts of Valencia and Spain in general. It was also great for all parties concerned for Mom and Aunt Cyndi to get to come have meals with Laudi and the family, because obviously all
of the people included are important to me, and it was a great test of my Spanish speaking abilities. Laudi loves to have guests, and she was happy to meet people that she hears about daily. For mom, I know she appreciated knowing that we aren't living in a slave factory or anything, and that Laudi is treating us fantastically. Our trips to Madrid and Toledo were fun, as I LOVE Toledo and its antiquity.
As most of you know, I came home for 4 days with Mom, and it was great to see everyone that I have been missing even though the conditions weren't good. It was a time that I wanted to be with my family, and am SO glad that the program offers insurance for instances such as this so that I was able to make the trip home, free of charge (or atleast I hope free of charge, how is that going Dad?). I am not going to lie though, that was definitely very trying on my physically and emotionally to travel to and from so many time zones in such a short period of time, though after a few days of rest I was
La Virgen
during Fallas, made completely of flowers bouncing off the walls again- ask Laudi!
The last month has seemed like forever to me, because I have been trying to do as much as I possibly can before my time here is up. I know the inevitable is coming, but I am trying to procrastinate it for as long as i possibly can because there is nothing that I don't like about this place and this experience that I have been so fortunate to have. When I came over, I was excited and scared to see what was to come, and knew that I was going to come back to everyone I knew and loved. Leaving here is the opposite, I have no clue if I will see all the people who have had such an immense impact of my life again, and that is heartbreaking. I can honestly say that I love Laudi and am going to hate to leave her and my life here. 😞
Other than that, Molly's aunts visited the week after I got back from the US and they are a hoot and a holler. We stayed with them in Castellon for a girls night, which was fun, and they did
oh no
stuck in an elevator basically all of the stuff that Mom and Aunt Cyndi did, so Molly got to experience all that as well! I loved them, and have already made plans for dinner when they come to do business in Phx, and of course I will be seeing them when I go to visit Mols in December...right Mom??
Other than that, the weather is getting great, the beach is perfect, even at 7 AM 😊, and I am stoked to be going to Dublin this weekend, and Florence and Venice the weekend to come. As a final surprise for us, Laudi has planned a road trip for the last weekend we have in Valencia to go up to Leon, where she is from, Valladolid where her sister Raquel lives, and finally Salamanca, a town right next to Portugal. That should be a great trip, and a way to go out with a bang for Laudi, Molly and I.
I gotta head back to class now, but I hope that this finds you all well, and I look forward to seeing everyone in a month!!
xxoo
britt
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