Well yesterday was a full day filled with sun, sand and blue skies. We were supposed to go to Culebra, but our plans fell through, so we went to Isla Verde with a bunch of people from my Grammar class instead. I didn't actually know that there was going to be so many people there. I was just told by one of the girls from my class that ended up taking us, that she was going to be going to the beach and that I could tag along if I wanted to. Since things with Culebra didn't pan out, I told her that I would and asked if Deidre could tag along as well. So when we got there, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was almost like an end of the semester party for our class. It was a little difficult to get in |
on the conversations when everyone was in a group and talking all at once while also having multiple conversation. My Spanish may be getting a lot better, but it's not that good just yet. I'm hoping that once I return to the states that I will be fluent, or at least close to it. I was able to have a lot of conversations in Spanish though. I am definitely proud of how far I have come so far! So are all of my Grammar friends. I can't wait to see how much I improve now this summer! I'm expecting it to be a lot faster than it was during the semester because I won't have | |
to worry about school or anything. I may be getting a job, but I expect that to help me more than anything. And I'm going to need an income since I'm also expecting to be broke by the time I get home. But who knows if I will ever get to do something like this again. I am a very ambitious person, so there is a high likelihood that I will be either returning, or that I will end up living in another Spanish-speaking country for awhile once I graduate, but there's still always that possibility that it won't happen. All I can do is try my best to make sure that it does. I've come this far in life so far, and I don't plan on slowing down anytime soon!
But it was the last time that I will be going to the beach with Deidre. That's a really weird thing to think about: We've pretty much been together every day since we've gotten here. Today is her last day here. Tomorrow she heads back to Colorado to see her baby brother graduate from high school. We have to clean for the last time today (which we'll be doing after this blog). But she's been packing for the last few days. I think she's finishing up right now. She's bee in her room doing stuff. I've also got a couple things sitting next to me that she's leaving for me to take with me. She's also leaving me food so Adriana won't have to buy a lot of food for me. But I think there will only be one more picture of |
us together tomorrow at the airport, and then she'll be gone. I still remember the first day that we were here as clearly as I remember yesterday. I remember feeling very awkward and just thinking a lot. Well I felt awkward because I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be speaking in Spanish or if it was okay to speak in English. I remember thinking a lot about what was to come, and how different everything was going to be. I was also just trying to take everything in. It didn't really hit me that this was going to be my home for the next 5 months, and I definitely didn't think that I was going to be staying here for an extra 2 1/2 months. It feels like I've already been living here for an eternity. I don't know how slowly, or how fast, the next couple of months are going to go, but I'm expecting them to go a lot faster since I'll be doing a lot more now that school is over. I also have a lot of people that are trying to make plans to do stuff this summer. I am so thankful for everyone that I have met here! I really cannot say that enough. But I got distracted. Yeah, I just remember getting here the first day, picking my room, and putting everything that I will own for the next 5 months inside of it. I also remember going to the store and not knowing anything that was going on around me and how overwhelming it was. Then once we were back, Deidre and I talking while trying to figure out what we do now. Our then roommate, Maria, came in with her friends for like 15 minutes before leaving again. We didn't see her until the next day when she decided that she wanted to move out. It's all just so weird to think about. And because I'm starting to pack everything, all of the nostalgia is coming back to me. It doesn't help that I'm listening to very nostalgic music (or that I'm kind of just a nostalgic person). I just remember the first week sitting out on the porch drinking coffee and reading Wild. And now I'm sitting here writing my blog and remembering and reminiscing about everything. I kind of wish I would have started writing in my blog a lot earlier than I did. I always think it's fun to go back and look at how far you've come, and remember how everything was that moment that you were living it. I brought my diary with me, but I never actually ended up writing in it so I decided to send it home in a box to mom. I'm going to need her to send me some more summery clothes once I'm at Maria's or I am going to melt. I have way too many clothes that have sleeves and are for "colder" weather. I'll have to send a box of clothes home before I leave (as well as one filled with coffee and Puerto Rican sweets). But I'm excited to see where the rest of the summer takes me. I have a lot of plans.
XOXO Ericka