One Month....Nine to go?

I can´t believe it, but I have officially been here for a month. I meant to write this post on Sunday but the internet was down, and yesterday I was going to write it but I got distracted skyping with Libby and then my Mom. So now it is midnight and I am writing it, because the internet was down again most of today. Though I dont even know if anyone besides my mom and Beth read this, but whatever I´ll write it anyway! So I have officially been here for four weeks! It is crazy to think that this is already 1/10 of my exchange. A month went by so fast and I already feel like I have changed so much. It feels like just yesteday I was boarding the plane but at the same time it feels like another lifetime ago.

I really miss all of you at home...really, really miss you. It´s so hard to be away from everyone, but at the same time I know it is worth it. Everything I am going to learn this year and all the experiences I am going to have, and then eventually I will be home again with all with all of you, wishing I was back in Spain, I´m sure. For now though seeing you on skype will have to do! Honestly, skyping dosen´t make me homesick. I know some people who aren´t planning on skypng their families till the holidays!! No way, I coudln´t do that. Nana, just letting you know when you skype i.m. me saying ¨hi¨ or ¨r u there¨. That makes my day, I love hearing ffrom people back home, even if it´s just a little message like that, just so I know life in New Jersey hasn´t stopped!

I´m trying really hard to learn Spanish. I love the language. I love practising it. I have been reading Spanish books and everything to help me learn the language. I am also volunteering at the Cruz Roja (red cross), which is good and 3 more hours a week of listening to someone just speak spanish. My friend in school shows me how to conjugate a new verb is past tense every day(cause I only know present tense)....However, certain things I can´t give up, like watch new episodes of Gossip Girl and Weeds online and reading books in english( although I don´t have any left, and my package with books is stuck in Madrid no apparent reason!)

Well, I´m tired...and a litle sick today. I´m up late because I don´t have to go to school tommorow. The Prince and Princess of Spain are coming to Miranda de Ebro on there way to somewhere else, so we are going to go see them. Not meet them, but maybe wave to them in the streets or something.

Hasta Luego

xoxo

p.s(funny story) Today in Philosophy we were comparing philosophy and religion and my teacher started talking about this religion called pastafaris. I didnt know what they were so two girls next to me tried explaining it. After me not understaning for 10 minutes someone else jumped in and explained they are people who eat pasta as their religion while listening to reggae music....this sounds like my kind of religion! I said that and we laughed...and I was so excited to finally make a joke in Spanish!!