Pensando...

So, I have about a month and a half left here in Spain.  My mom was counting the days, but it's still over 40 days until I come home which I think is too much for her ;-).  I think it's just enough for me though.  I'm not ready to leave here yet, I still have a few more adventures to Paris, Florence, Rome, and Germany left, but I will say that I am missing home and missing my family and friends a lot.  9 months is a long time to be gone, to not be able to hug your family, and a real conversation with your closest friends over a glass (or a bottle) of wine.  Right now I am excellent where I am, but also very content that in a matter of weeks, I will be crossing back into the U.S.

It is going to be really hard to leave though.  Really hard.  I don't know how I am going to say goodbye to my students yet.  I told my 6th graders that next week is my last week.  They are the 1st class that I've told, and I think it might be because I don't really believe that I'm leaving yet.  I am in subconscious denial.  That's okay though.  I'll figure it out eventually ;).

I've definitely been thinking a lot about my experience here, reminiscing and delving into full nostalgia.  Next weekend we're celebrating my friends' Helen and Corinna's birthdays, and theirs are the last of our group of 6.  If you have been following my blog, I am sure you know what group I am referring to, but these girls have been there since the beginning, and it'll be the last time that we'll be seeing each other for a while (we WILL all see each other again!).  Anyway, having their birthday celebrations coming up reminds me of our first weekend trip to Toledo, and when they came to Granada with me for my birthday, and just how much fun we've had getting to know each other.  It's not just these lovely ladies, either.  It's the fellow Americans that live down the street from me that I've gotten close to, and my neighbors, and my friends that are from Villarrobledo, who have all become like my family away from home.   Honestly, there are too many people to mention.  Nostalgia is working it's magic right now!

For now, I have three beautiful weeks to look forward to with Lucy, my cousin and best friend!!  She arrived this morning and we're spending today and tomorrow in Madrid, then going home tomorrow night for a big dinner with my fellow foreigners in Villarrobledo and our friends and coworkers.  I am really excited for that!
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What a lucky girl I am :)

besos,
Mary