Easier said than done

With two weeks to go, I'm finally starting to pack!! I have no idea how it will all fit in 2 bags though. I guess I'll have to be picky and only bring what I can't do without. 

Beautifully confused

Yesterday I went to the Spanish consulate general of Chicago to pick up my visa. So now not only is it official, but it's legal too! I cannot believe I have less than three weeks until I leave the U.S. for 4 months! I'm getting so excited but I really should start packing....that might be helpful.

I can't wait to be beautifully confused

I suddenly feel an overwhelming urge to travel the world.

I'm done with finals! And now I'm even more excited to get to Spain! But.....SO MUCH PACKING TO DO!

Mi Señora!

Today I found out who my host family is!... or rather, my host 'señora' 

Here's what I know so far....

"Mrs. Martín lives with her 42 year old daughter, Chari, who has finished tourism. She works at the Balearic Islands during the summer season. They like reading, doing board games, music and going to cultural events. They are an organized, sociable and warm family. They do not smoke and there are no pets."

I don't know what to think about the fact that her 42 year old daughter is living with her, so this will certainly be an adventure! But they do seem like nice people who are easy to get along with! I'll keep my fingers crossed! 

After talking with my friend Andres who is from Granada, I learned that my new home is very close to the University of Granada, and also close to the 'tapas' bars and pubs! My school that i'm taking classes at, CEGRI, is in the historic center of the city so it will take about 20 minutes to walk there!

Travel: it makes you richer

Top 10 inspiring quotes about travel

Five weeks from today I will be leaving Chicago and be on my way to Spain! Just need to get through finals and endless packing first!

I came across 'The 50 most inspiring travel quotes of all time' - here are my top 10.

• “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
• “He who does not travel does not know the value of men.” – Moorish proverb
• “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes
• “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” –John Steinbeck
• “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
• “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard
• “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu
• “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” – James Michener
• “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” – Clifton Fadiman
• “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca