It´s Christmas time! I thought I would use my favorite Christmas movie to show some of my overall experience while studying in Valencia, Spain!
During your first week of classes, you tend to stand out a lot compared to the locals. I usually was the only blonde in my class!
Your classmates probably wonder why you´re so happy to be at their univeristy.
You try to act chill but you just can´t believe you´re in Spain!!
You know you sound so much different than everyone else when you speak!
But then you realize how much harder living here in another country is going to be as opposed to what a few others told you.
Your host family doesn´t quite understand your American customs during meals.
And you probably eat quite a bit more.
Riding the metro for the first time was a scary experience.
The city life is also a bit frightening for a school town girl.
Sometimes you have no idea how to work simple European devices.
And there are some days where you just feel like the stupid American!
Every restaurant claims to have the best paella (a delicious meal that orginated from Valencia) in all of Spain!
You feel bad when you acccidently give your host family a hard time.
Despite your effort, sometimes people don’t quite understand you.
And sometimes you say things horribly wrong on accident!
But you´re best friends are the ones who can see through your thick accent!
All around you, there’s still so much to take in.
And you really don´t want to leave Spain because of all the people and the country itself that you have fallen inlove with.
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