Wild imaginación!!

June 4, 2007

We are still here in San Antonio counting down for the day to come. Anticipation is rising and excitement running wild, "I wonder how the water tastes in Spain?” I ask myself. Of all the things I can wonder how the taste will differ, all I can think about is the water. It’s not the only thing on my mind, it's just I can only imagine what I will see, hear, smell, and most of all, taste!! This will be my very first time leaving overseas, which is very exciting yet intimidating. I really do not know what I will be expecting to see and soak in. What I do know is I will be returning with a memory that will last for a lifetime.

Yesterday at the potluck, we had a chance to meet and greet with the rest of the crew who are also going on this learning adventure. I appreciated the good food and snacks that were brought. They were delicious! I thought I could not get any more excited until we started chatting about the food and sights we will be enjoying next week. Just to think about a city that never sleeps is so overwhelming with passion and invigorating with liveliness.

My thoughts on class today are not really what I had expected, they were better! I was not expecting to have so much fun doing school work.

My mother tells me not to talk to strangers. Who else better to ask than the locals in order to find directions on how to get to the hottest local beach? To get the best tan? Or, you never know the stranger might end up giving me directions to the highlight of my life? Of course, I won’t leave with the strangers, just get directions and tips from them.

I am an aspiring amateur photographer looking forward to be enthused by the beauty of Spain waiting to capture the different senses of the country to bring it back and share with my friends and family. Since I am a psychology major, I am curious to see how the locals will react to our visit. Since they live in a totally different world, as we see it, I wonder how their personalities differ from we Americans who have different morals and ways of living. I was shocked and a little disappointed to hear I could not wear shorts or tank tops because it is frowned upon, although it is probably hotter than July. I will have to learn their way of culture and respect their views and morals.

España, aquí vamos!