Suitcase Life

Well here I am! I leave on Friday! I'm definitely getting more nervous, but also the excitement has really set in. I've got my Visa, my passport, and I've started to pack.
I am anticipating buying clothes over the next 9 months, that's why it's not my entire closet. But my suticase consists of:

1 down North Face vest

1 jean jacket

1 kimono

1 chambray shirt

1 sweatshirt

4 scarfs 

1 short dress

1 long dress

3 tank tops

4 blouses

5 camisole B&W

8 tee shirts

2 skirts

3 jeans

5 sleep/activity shirt

1 pair running shorts

1 par yoga pants

2 sleep shorts

1 bathing suit

1 pair tennis shoes

1 pair animal print flats

1 pair coral sandals

1 pair black ankle bootie

I'm really getting excited! Adventures here we goooo!! Next post from España!!!
besos,
J

Diciendo Adios

While I don't leave for another 17 days for Seville, the anxiety and nervousness has already set in incredibly. The anxiety comes from being away from Seattle, my family, friends, college and life in the States for nine whole months. And while people keep telling me that this is going to be the adventure of my life, that it is so exciting, and it is going to be amazing - I can't help but be anxious and nervous. If I were to stay in McMinnville, Oregon for my junior year, I can picture exactly how everything is going to go. I know whom I would be living with, I know how recruitment for Alpha Phi would go, and I'd know what to expect in general. And it would have been a really amazing year. 

But I don't know the family and people I am living with, I don't know how the first couple weeks are going to go, and I don't have that great of a grasp of what is going to be going on. I've been to Spain before, and I loved it. But I was only there for a month, with a family who I knew, and I was not studying in a foreign language. 

I realize this is not the most uplifting way to go to Europe, and right now I believe that it is truly a great deal of anxiety. These few weeks before I go are just a lot. I will be excited to go and live there -  once I get there. I know that I am going to have a fantastic time. 

Bienvenidos

Bienvenidos- for those of you who don't know the whole story, my name is Jessica. I attend Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon as Spanish major and visual culture minor. As a part of my Spanish major requirement, I am studying abroad in Sevilla, Spain for nine months. My first semester in Spain I will be taking classes with other international students at the Spanish Studies Abroad center. Second semester I may go to Barcelona to study at their university - but this is still undecided. This blog will vary in language, as I am going to try and write in Spanish for pleasure and not just for school. I'll translate for those who don't read Spanish though! Thank you for following this experience, I look forward to sharing it with you!

besos y abrazos
J