voy a salir...

Today is my last day in the beautiful city of Alicante! Yesterday was a fairly normal day here... went to class, ate comida, went to the beach, it rained for 10 minutes--this was actually crazy. It hardly ever rains here (especially in the summer) so everyone like ran when it started raining, but it was cool because we were on the beach when it rained and the waves beforehand were huge! Normally the water here is very calm with hardly any waves. Anyways, after the beach and some souvenir shopping I came home and studied for my two finals. I also skyped Sam (which is always fun) and I skyped my entire family-Grandma, Aunt Becky, Ali, Jake, the Graves, and the Bakers :) The rest of the night was dedicated to studying and sleep. I miss sleep; I miss going to bed at 11pm and that being okay haha.
My finals went well! Actually, about 5 minutes through the bus ride to the university I realized that I had forgotten my computer (which I needed to give my presentation for my conversation class). I panicked and was so mad at myself for forgetting. I tried calling our host mom 3-4 times with different people's phones (because of course we're out of minutes) but she never answered. So I decided I would just try to stay calm for my first test and then figure out what to do for the second class. However, when I was almost done with the exam my friend Lauren came into class and said that Emily went back home to get my computer... nicest person ever/best friends/omg/i love her/gonna cry :P. But seriously she rode the bus all the way home, got my computer, and brought it back about 10 minutes late for her class. I could not thank her enough :) however, I did give her half of a chocolate pastry which is very meaningful if you know how much Emily loves chocolate :) So, I gave my presentation (which of course I chose to do it on food) and it went very well! I earned "buenas notas" in both of my classes, and I am pleased to be done and enjoy the rest of the day without any homework.
My plan for the day is to pack my suitcase and print my airline ticket, to run last minute souvenir errands, to go to the castle around sunset, and to go out with the whole group tonight to celebrate. Unfortunately, my flight leaves Alicante at 6:30am so it will be an early morning/long night (Emily and I decided to just not sleep until the plane). Our "mom" Eva is going to drive us to the airport, which is extremely nice because it's so early and we don't have to pay for a taxi. I took a video of our house today and I'm excited to show it to the fam when I get home so they can see where I lived :) For comida we had a delicious salad, traditional paella, and un tarto de queso (that's cheesecake, yall). It was delicious :) And the cake was handmade by Eva and in the shape of the heart. <3 I think I'm going to cry when we leave, but I'll try not to lol. I just don't like the idea of possibly never seeing these friends again. I've met a lot of people here that I love being friends with and it's just unfortunate that we're all going back to our separate parts of the US. But don't get me wrong; I am also very excited to go home and see my family and friends, of course. :) I will post again when I'm home with final thoughts and hopefully some sort of conclusion to this journey.

 How I get to my second home...

Hasta pronto,
SarahBee