Hey y'all! I'm Jessie, I'm spending five weeks in Spain this summer, and I'm gonna blog about it. This is going to be my first, very disorganized, post in what I'm pretty sure will be an all-Spanish blog by the end of my stay there. Google translate may be your friend.
A little bit about me: I'm nineteen years old, a student at the Univeristy of Virginia double majoring in Kinesiology and Spanish, and I drink a lot of coffee. I'm a server at a restaurant not too far from where I live, and I'm finishing up my second year in college. What else... I like dogs (ya like degs?) and the beach and spending inordinate amounts of time planning out my life.
So, Spain. I leave on May 20th (NINETEEN DAYS!) for the beautiful/amazing/wonderful Mediterranean city of Valencia, about halfway up the eastern coast of Spain. It's the third largest city in the country, and it's been around since 138 BC (according to Wikipedia). Castellano and Catalan are both spoken there. It's the birthplace of paella. It rarely goes below 50 degrees FAHRENHEIT, even in the winter. I feel like every time I read about it, I find out another awesome fact that makes me even more excited to be there.
I'll be living a few blocks outside the historic area of Valencia, and 6 km from the beach. I'm also taking classes, since this is study abroad, not just vacation in Spain. As of right now, I believe I'm signed up for Spanish for Medical Professionals and Modern Spanish Art. Super excited for both. I've never taken an art class, unless elementary school counts, so I'm actually kind of nervous(ish) for that, I think. I honestly am at the point where I can't tell if I'm nervous or excited.
Probably just excited.
Hasta luego!
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