Friday, May 22, 2009

I'll miss you...I'll miss you not!

Since all my friends have left (SAD!!) and my time is coming to a close, I've been making a list of things that I will and will not miss from here in Spain.  Some of them are silly, but it's been good for me to think back on my semester and remember the good...and the bad. :)

Things I WILL MISS!!!
  1. My host family
  2. My amazing friends
  3. The beautiful city of Granada and all the beautiful places I've been in Spain
  4. TAPAS
  5. Walking everywhere
  6. Feras and his kebobs
  7. NO HOMEWORK, but still learning a ton in my classes
  8. The beach
  9. Traveling
  10. Spanish nightlife
  11. All the nice notes from friends and family
  12. Blogging
  13. My host mom's cooking!
  14. Churros con chocolate
  15. Staying up late, sleeping in late
  16. Fresh fruit...all the time
  17. Government sanitation...the streets are always so clean, even after a Friday or Saturday night!
  18. My teachers, especially Veronica y José
  19. The lack of humidity
  20. The brasero and meals in the living room with the family
  21. The Arab markets and teterias
  22. Staring at people
  23. Shoe stores!
  24. Margarita nights with the girls
  25. Hanging out in the plazas and streets
  26. City transportation
  27. Going to the movies in Spanish (and UNDERSTANDING!!)
  28. The beautiful trees and flowers
Things I won't miss so much...
  1. Feeling out of place
  2. Miscommunication
  3. CRAPPY internet
  4. Having to PAY for crappy internet
  5. Not being able to pick up the phone and call my friends and family
  6. LATE meals...I was always starving
  7. Searching for hostels
  8. Planning trips
  9. The euro
  10. Using cash for EVERYTHING...debit card, here I come!!
  11. Blogging (it was a love/hate thing...)
  12. Soup, particularly those with garbanzo beans or lentils
  13. Couples and their freaking PDA
  14. Radiated Milk
  15. Caca en las calles
  16. My crappy cell phone
  17. Motos
  18. Converters
  19. Arriving to school drenched in sweat
  20. Being stared at
  21. Spanish men
  22. Line dried clothes
  23. Slippery roads
Overall...I LOVED ESPAÑA!!  I couldn't be more happy with my study abroad country, and had an amazing semester.  I WILL BE BACK, and I hope you all try to get here some day as well.  Thanks so much for following my travels with me...it's been a lot of fun sharing with you. :)

Hopefully I'll be seeing you all soon!!

Love from España...SARA

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