Such a sad Adios

Adios.  It is a simple little word used frequently here in Spain.  Over the last three weeks I have said "Adios" multiple times.  When saying it, I was always super happy, knowing that it was just a temporary "Adios"; I would ultimately see the person/people again.

Yesterday was my first sad "Adios."  I never mentally prepared myself with the fact that I was inevitably going to be leaving Sevilla.  Leaving Sevilla also meant leaving my new friends and family.  In my mind, three weeks just seemed like so long, and it never occurred to me how fast time was actually going by.  The first person I had to say goodbye to was my patient and wonderful Spanish teacher.  In the short time spent with this teacher, she instilled in each of us the confidence and desire to use our Spanish skills.  My next goodbye was with the two girls I originally lived with before my program started.  It was here where I realized that it would be a long time before I would be able to see them again since one lives in Cadiz and the other lives in Sevilla.  After siesta, I said goodbye to the people I was closest with in this beautiful city.  It still doesn't seem real that I can no longer call them up to hang out with everyday.  This morning I faced saying goodbye to my homestay family who took me in last minute and cared for me as if I was their own. 

I am very blessed to have met such wonderful people in Sevilla.  I'm also blessed that I got to live and enjoy the city for the last three weeks.  I arrived in Priego de Cordoba safe and sound today. As for now, I am still trying to digest my lunch of typical Spanish fried food and the fact that I will be living in this town for the next eight months.  More to come about Priego another day!

Adios! (the happy one)

It was necessary to show off the A on my Spanish Exam

Mi Madre

My hermana