Very first Post

Today is my first post and I have not yet left for Spain. It is a Saturday night and I feel weird thinking about what I will be doing next Saturday night. I think the thing I am most excited for is a relaxed atmosphere. The most strenuous thing I will be doing is learning a language. That seems like nothing compared to the past 2 1/2 years of school at U of I. Because I traveled to Ireland last summer for 10 days I feel like I know what to expect in backpacking through Europe. I'm ready for hostels, cramped showers, and never being satisfied with my hairstyle. However, all that is worth the feeling of not caring what you will need to do tomorrow or where to go on the weekend and meeting all the interesting people.

I found out about my host family that I will be living with. I had asked to live with a married couple first, then just a senora, and then a family with kids. I got my third choice, but I think I will like it. I'm really not nervous. I will be living with a family where there is a 23 year old girl studying psychology, a 17 year old girl who wants to be a hair dresser (she can help me with my hair), and a 9 year old little boy. After living in a house with 72 other girls, I know I will be able to handle this. After all, no pasa nada en Granada (No worries in Granada)!!!