Sangria y la Playa... todo que yo necessito!
Trip Start
Sep 02, 2008
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Trip End
Dec 16, 2008
Barcelona,
Spain
Monday, December 3, 2007
Barcelona was fantastic! It was such a crazy trip but I would have expected nothing less with 12 girls going! It was great to get out with the girls and just let loose for a couple of days. And I didn't even get homesick on Thanksgiving which shocked me. I was too busy drinking sangria and eating paella to really miss the turkey all that much! I wish I could have seen everyone on Thanksgiving but I know it will always be there next year.
Since I've been to Barcelona before I didn't feel the pressure like I did on my other trips to run around and see everything. Plus we were there for 4 days which was really nice. It was a very laid back trip compared to Paris and Dublin. I was worried that with such a big group of girls it would have caused problems too but everyone got along great.
Being in Spain made me realize how much I absolutely love Florida. Seeing the beach and hearing people speak spanish and eating Spanish food made me so happy and appreciative of where I'm from
The Girls
. I shocked myself with how much Spanish I spoke! I was the only girl in our group who really spoke it much so I was forced to be the translator most of the time. I actually enjoyed it though and didn't feel awkward. We saw all the major sights, ate some great food, had some even better drinks, and basically just loved life for 4 days. It was nice to get out of rainy, cold London for a few days. I saw sunshine and palm trees! I think it was the closest to being home I could have gotten for Thanksgiving weekend in Europe.
I stayed in a hostel for the first time which was quite interesting. Thankfully it was a really nice, clean hostel so I can't complain. Still a little awkward sharing a room with someone you've never met though! As far as I could tell there weren't any creepy people though so that's good! :-)
Coming home to London was nice, as always! The city is so beautiful right now because of all the Christmas decorations. It seems like every corner has lights or garland. I def. think they do Christmas much better here than in the states! It's so fun just walking down Oxford street and seeing all the shop windows with their Christmas displays. Of course no on can do Christmas like Disney though so I can't wait to get home and go to EPCOT before Christmas!
I was sitting in class today and realized that exactly two weeks from today I will be back in Orlando. That seems so crazy and surreal. I remember feeling the same way back in Orlando when I was thinking about coming here. Now I can't ever imagine going home!!! I'm getting really excited about seeing everyone though. I'm really excited for Christmas now too!
This will probably be the last time I write before I come home because things are going to get sooooo busy. We have a lot going on in our program plus we're all trying to live up our last two weeks! I'll update when I get home to wish everyone a merry christmas and let you know how the last two weeks were :-)
Comments
Ho, Ho, HO!
YAY! Selfishly, I must say I'm glad you'll be on your way home soon! Because I'm coming home for Christmas, too,and we get to hang out! WOOT! Enjoy your last two weeks and travel home safely to us. *hugs*