I love new experiences. I was born and raised in Redondo Beach, CA and set out on my first adventure when I decided to attend Penn State. This Fall I will be a Junior (ahhh how did that happen already? Seems like I was just starting out at Penn State not too long ago). I am studying Supply Chain in the Smeal College of Business and getting a minor in Spanish as well as international business. This Summer I am embarking on my next adventure—> Spain! I am looking forward to blogging while I am in there and sharing what I learn and experience.
After several months of planning, I finally fly to Spain today to begin my Summer program! When I started preparations back in January, embarking on this Summer adventure seemed like a dream and something so far off. There were so many emails, texts, calls, and internet searching that was a part of planning this trip. I exchanged many texts with my mom about things that I needed to pack, do, sign up for, buy, look up….. and the list goes on.
Although I was taking care of several details, I didn’t let my mind daydream too much about Spain because I wanted to finish out my Spring semester strong and remain focused on my track season with Penn State. But when finals week came to a close and all was said and done…… my May 24th departure date quickly crept up on me and I became both excited and nervous.
Among several things, I am excited to experience a different culture, eat delicious food, live with a Spanish family, and improve my Spanish speaking skills. I have never been to Spain before so there are many unknowns about what it will really be like and this makes me a bit nervous. I have some moments of fear/doubt such as What if I can’t remember any Spanish? Even though I have been studying for years, these silly fears sometimes creep in among my excitement. But the unknown and all the fears mix together and add to what makes adventure and new experiences enticing.
So today as I am packed, prepared and ready to go…..I am just 3 flights away from Seville, Spain!
State College—>Philadelphia—>Barcelona—>Seville
Spain, here I come!
Location: University Park Airport 2535 Fox Hill Rd, State College, PA 16803
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i’m doing business too, marketing though and minoring in international business. The emails and forms we had to fill definately gave me mixed feelings too especially because it was around finals week we got a bulk of information. I’m also in seville for the language and culture course.