departure

Hola amigos!

I chose to use this blog because I want to be able to reflect on my experiences, and it will be a great way to keep my friends and family up to date with what I'm doing. If you're reading this you should know that I've never written a blog before, so yeah.

Leaving the US

I meant to write before I actually left, but preparing to leave has been so busy that I haven't really had spare time to do that. Since I'm waiting on my first flight to JFK, and it's already delayed 45 minutes, I might as well start a post.




Here's today's schedule:
12:55 to 3:05 CVG (Cincinnati) to JFK (New York)
6:50 Leave JFK for Madrid
Arrive in Madrid at 8:30am (July 1st)
11:50 Depart for Alicante
1:00 ARRIVE!

I was mega-nervous in the week leading up to this trip, and I'm convinced that everything went wrong that could have (ok, maybe not everything)... I got a stomach flu that lingered for five days that has still left me with little appetite, I found out I wasn't registered for the right course with UC, and many little details were super stressful to me. I've never left the country, and I've only flown domestically twice (with friends and family). This will be my first time flying internationally and I'm alone (eek!).

Landing in Madrid

I'm excited right now, waiting for the plane. But (not gonna lie) it was pretty hard to say bye to Sam (my boyfriend) and my family. I'm really looking forward to what I'm going to learn from this trip, and what God is going to teach me about surrendering. Also, I get to try yummy food and speak Spanish!

Time to board,
SarahBee