First and last English post.

I head to Oviedo tomorrow. I cannot wait! I have been looking forward to doing this study abroad for a long time! I know that this will be the adventure of a lifetime and that I need to take advantage of being completely immersed in the culture. My ultimate goal coming out of this is to become a better Spanish speaker and I want to say that I will be fluent (or close to it) but I won't go that far yet. I also want to be more culturally well-rounded. I really love travel and look forward to it.

I am excited to see first hand what the Spanish culture is really like. I am excited to see the Spanish way of interacting and socializing. I hear they are very kind and real social butterflies! I know that Europe is completely different from the United States--I want to be more than a tourist while I am there. I want to learn some of the ins-and-outs of Spanish culture and such. I want to know what they do for fun (I'm particularly excited for the night life :) )

I've been reading up on the history of Spain--it sounds incredible! I am looking forward to the weekend excursions and want to learn all about the different things and locations that we will see.

Last, but certainly not least, I want to have fun! It's going to be a blast!

Ash