Currently Shaking in my Boots

Today is Friday the 11th. I have 3 days until I leave my home country for the first time. How am I feeling? Terrified. It's not that I do not think I have the ability to make it in a new country (Spain) on my own- many a student has gone before me and done splendidly- it's that I am afraid of the unknown. Typical, right? Well, I am! I spent the past 3 days trying to figure out the best way to convert my dollars to Euros and when I finally figured it out, I was too late. But that's OK too! I can still get Euros from the airport in Madrid. Now that I know what I am doing, the money thing is no longer scary. But see that's the problem- when it comes to most things concerning this trip, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM DOING. Hence the current fear.

Madrid, Spain. Can't you hear it calling my name?

Now that I have expressed how I am currently feeling about my new and exciting adventure to Madrid, I will tell you why the name of my blog is "The Rain in Spain Falls." Remember that children's saying, "The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains"? Well, that is about as much as I knew about Spain before I considered studying abroad. I named my blog what I did to chart how much I learn about Spain. This is the aspect I am most excited about: learning! I will not claim to be an expert on Spain- I'm not. What I am, is curious. I want to learn more about a culture I have no experience with. I want to be fluent in the language I have studied for 7 years. And hopefully along the way, I'll make a few friends. These are my hopes for my trip. I know more can happen but if these 3 things do, I will count the trip a success. Wish me luck!