1. I'm in LOVE with Spain! I could literally move here one day!
2. I don't feel guilty on spending money on trips, surprisingly. I'm fully looking forward to my first break! (Vienna, Budapest, and Prague!) I've heard that these places are absolutely stunning, and I REALLY CAN'T WAIT :)
3. I need to use my camera more, even just walking through the streets and to class. I feel myself starting to get used to everything, but I never want to take Europe for granted.
4. I just ate a whole bag of chocolate covered corn, apparently a delicious candy in Spain; that, and it was 100% cheaper than a little kit kat bar. yep, I ate the whole thing. yummmmmmmm
5. I'm packing right now, because I'm moving in with my new host family tomorrow, and I really can't wait. After I'm all moved in, stay tuned for a piece about my crazy ex-host family.
6. I feel the days flying by, and know that home will come sooner than I think
7. I'm so lucky to have so many of my wonderful friends here, and to make lots of new ones. But, I miss my friends that aren't here more than anything in the world.
8. When I'm sitting in class, I daydream. But not about traveling or about what I'm going to do that night. I have a recurring daydream that I'm sitting on a big comfy couch and laughing with Adam while we watch a movie. This is starting to make me realize that, of all the most beautiful places I can be in the world, and all of the adventures that I am going to have, at the end of the day, the only place I want to be is with the people I love. This leads me to my next confession:
9. I miss hanging out with my family. I miss cooking for my family. I miss Sunday morning coffee with my family. I miss screaming at my family when I'm in a bad mood. I miss fires and movies and the occasional game. I miss grandma and her cute forgetfulness. I miss helping Juliette come up with the perfect word to use in her dissertation. I miss playing drinking games with the fam, +Adam, Brian, Justin, and CJ. I miss Christina and how she always just wants to BE with me. I miss Michael, so much, and this is the furthest and the longest we've ever been apart. I miss laughing with him and watching movies and cooking for him and being his best friend. I miss Robert and how kind he is. I miss how he can always make me laugh, and how he always makes me smile, and just wants to spend time with me. I miss Thomas and how adorable he is, and how he's truly the light of my life. I miss taking him on errands with me, and I miss how he loves me so much, no matter what. I miss my mom and how she always makes me feel special, and how she makes me feel like the favorite child. I miss her hugs and how we can always laugh together. I miss my dad and how he always understands me and always does anything in the world to make me happy. I miss how, even in the darkest of moments, he shows me the light. I miss everyone so much. I love them now more than ever.
10. Spain has been the best decision I've ever made for myself. It is making me feel like myself again, in ways I couldn't even imagine. It gives me so much joy, takes away my anxieties, and makes me so grateful that I have such an amazing opportunity to be here. I am so excited for what this semester has to bring :)
I love you soooo much!
ReplyDelete*tears* (literally) So happy for you, Mad!
ReplyDeleteWe miss you too, Madeline. Is your new host Mama the same one that Elyse had???
ReplyDeleteI love you Ma! This is beautiful. I miss how you cook brownies twice a day and how you look hot even when you don't take a shower. I miss when you say, "What do you people want from me?" and how well you color my hair. I miss your smile and belly button ring and the way you love all of us, unconditionally, all the time. I miss your rap music on Sundays before church and how I need a gondola to get o the other side of your bedroom. I miss Adam in missing you.
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