Journal 4: Friday Jan 30, 2009 7:55 pm Spain time
Today was fun. I went to the beach. Like actually to the beach. Played some volleyball, hung out, wasted time. It was fun—except for the fact that the bocadillo (sandwich) that my Senora made me had bologna on it. She asked me if I liked bologna, but the word for bologna sounds like mozzarella, so I said yes. I hate bologna—therefore I took it off and ate a tomato sandwich which is not filling what-so-ever. It got cold—freezing—while out at the beach. It went form like 70 degrees to fifty in really quickly… well maybe 55, not sure. I walked back to my homestay and put on some warmer clothes then went to McDonalds. After that I got a crepe, because I could, and ate it at the little plaza we found the other day. Its times like that that makes me so thankful to be here. I’m eating my crepe in a plaza watching families walk around, listening to this British man sing pseudo-hippy music with his guitar and harmonica by a big fish tank. This is what makes me know that I’m going to remember this experience forever. I think I’m going to take a nap now. Siestas are my favorite. I’ll probably go out tonight. I probably need to be quieter when I come back in this house. I don’t drink, but I think my Senora thinks I’m an alcoholic when I come back into the house. I guess I bank around on the walls a lot. These walls make the loudest noises, I swear…
Jacob
Friday, January 30, 2009
3rd pre-writen blog
Journal 3: Tuesday Jan 27, 2009 9:12pm
So today I truly felt like I was in Europe. I was sitting with some homies, eating crepes in a plaza in the middle of town by this big fish tank, listening to a string quartet, and looking at a castle. WHAT?! It’s all good. I went to Valencia this past weekend. It was pretty pimp. I had fun. I drank way too much coffee on Friday night and was soooo jittery and then crashed at a bar/club thing. I felt like a loser… I literally fell asleep standing up. The next day was pretty cool. Went to an aquarium and walked through a river bed….the river doesn’t exist anymore though. The building around the aquarium—museums—and the aquarium looked incredible…I thought it was like Star Wars or Meet the Robinsons or something. I’m getting more and more adapted to my surroundings… haven’t met any Spaniards yet. I really need to get on that. I was talking to Mom today and reading about Kelsey signing with UC and being the first signee from HCHS…and I started crying--I'm a loser. And my Senora saw me… I was embarrassed. But I really like them. They took me on a walk and wanted me to feel better. I didn’t feel bad. I need to cry from time to time. This has really reminded me of how much I love my family, home, and friends. I could really go for some hongs donuts. And crepes here are incredible with nutella.
Jacob
So today I truly felt like I was in Europe. I was sitting with some homies, eating crepes in a plaza in the middle of town by this big fish tank, listening to a string quartet, and looking at a castle. WHAT?! It’s all good. I went to Valencia this past weekend. It was pretty pimp. I had fun. I drank way too much coffee on Friday night and was soooo jittery and then crashed at a bar/club thing. I felt like a loser… I literally fell asleep standing up. The next day was pretty cool. Went to an aquarium and walked through a river bed….the river doesn’t exist anymore though. The building around the aquarium—museums—and the aquarium looked incredible…I thought it was like Star Wars or Meet the Robinsons or something. I’m getting more and more adapted to my surroundings… haven’t met any Spaniards yet. I really need to get on that. I was talking to Mom today and reading about Kelsey signing with UC and being the first signee from HCHS…and I started crying--I'm a loser. And my Senora saw me… I was embarrassed. But I really like them. They took me on a walk and wanted me to feel better. I didn’t feel bad. I need to cry from time to time. This has really reminded me of how much I love my family, home, and friends. I could really go for some hongs donuts. And crepes here are incredible with nutella.
Jacob
2nd pre-written post
Journal 2; Jan 20, 2009. 10:01 Spain time
I haven’t written in here since I’ve been in Spain. I spent 26 hours in an airport because of snow… met some cool people that I just so happen to go to school with now… spent five out of the six days I was here in my homestay last week en el Barrio… and am beginning to enjoy my family here. At first I hated it. Well didn’t hate it, but I was so homesick at night I couldn’t hardly stand it. But now, I’m making Alicante more of my home. The other day I ate lunch with Lindsey Whitt’s lesbians. They were pretty cool. Oh and today I watched the presidential inauguration in a dining room of a small apartment with about 12 of my new friends here. It’s really something to be half way around the world and finally realize the importance of these things. And it was a very singular moment of my life. I don’t have much of a taste for Obama yet… we’ll see what happens… but it was just a unique experience. I know that I’ll say, “I was here…with these people…when.” I’m having a good time. Me, Kyle, Steve, and Lindsey are trying to figure out where to go this weekend. I think it’s incredible that I have the flexibility to move around so much here in Spain. We’ll see what happens when it happens.
Jacob
I haven’t written in here since I’ve been in Spain. I spent 26 hours in an airport because of snow… met some cool people that I just so happen to go to school with now… spent five out of the six days I was here in my homestay last week en el Barrio… and am beginning to enjoy my family here. At first I hated it. Well didn’t hate it, but I was so homesick at night I couldn’t hardly stand it. But now, I’m making Alicante more of my home. The other day I ate lunch with Lindsey Whitt’s lesbians. They were pretty cool. Oh and today I watched the presidential inauguration in a dining room of a small apartment with about 12 of my new friends here. It’s really something to be half way around the world and finally realize the importance of these things. And it was a very singular moment of my life. I don’t have much of a taste for Obama yet… we’ll see what happens… but it was just a unique experience. I know that I’ll say, “I was here…with these people…when.” I’m having a good time. Me, Kyle, Steve, and Lindsey are trying to figure out where to go this weekend. I think it’s incredible that I have the flexibility to move around so much here in Spain. We’ll see what happens when it happens.
Jacob
Arrival/Airport/Nonsense
I wrote this a while back and am just now setting up this blog...so here's this:
Journal 1 3:08 pm, Central 01/08/2009
So I am currently chilling in the Chicago O’Hare airport waiting, sitting, and doing nothing until my plane gets here. I have no idea what to think. I’ve been absolutely freaking out the past week anticipating this trip/adventure/I don’t know what. Its nuts. Once my plane arrives I fly straight from here to Madrid and then on to Alicante. I’m not really concerned with the flight right now. I’ve flown over seas before, so it’s no big deal. My biggest fear is that my baggage gets lost. I worry about the dumbest things when I do trips like this. This morning before I left home to go to Louisville and catch my first flight, I started spazzing out because I couldn’t find my deodorant. I am very particular about my deodorant and I don’t trust European deodorant. Regardless, I was flipping out for no reason arguing with my mom the importance of finding this missing deodorant instead of buying some more. It was wasted energy and I apologized to my mom later for that.
I’m not quite as worried right now as I have been. I haven’t been too concerned with going to a foreign country so much as leaving a familiar one. I guess I’m worried that I’m going to miss out on a lot at school and at home while I’m gone. At the same time, I’m worried about my taxi ride from the airport in Alicante to my hotel. It would absolutely suck to get lost on my first day in Spain. Things like that tend to happen to me though. This past summer when I was working for the Kentucky Governors Scholars Program, I got locked out of my room wearing only a towel less than an hour before the scholars and their parents were supposed to arrive. I really want to avoid catastrophe. We’ll see what happens.
Jacob
Journal 1 3:08 pm, Central 01/08/2009
So I am currently chilling in the Chicago O’Hare airport waiting, sitting, and doing nothing until my plane gets here. I have no idea what to think. I’ve been absolutely freaking out the past week anticipating this trip/adventure/I don’t know what. Its nuts. Once my plane arrives I fly straight from here to Madrid and then on to Alicante. I’m not really concerned with the flight right now. I’ve flown over seas before, so it’s no big deal. My biggest fear is that my baggage gets lost. I worry about the dumbest things when I do trips like this. This morning before I left home to go to Louisville and catch my first flight, I started spazzing out because I couldn’t find my deodorant. I am very particular about my deodorant and I don’t trust European deodorant. Regardless, I was flipping out for no reason arguing with my mom the importance of finding this missing deodorant instead of buying some more. It was wasted energy and I apologized to my mom later for that.
I’m not quite as worried right now as I have been. I haven’t been too concerned with going to a foreign country so much as leaving a familiar one. I guess I’m worried that I’m going to miss out on a lot at school and at home while I’m gone. At the same time, I’m worried about my taxi ride from the airport in Alicante to my hotel. It would absolutely suck to get lost on my first day in Spain. Things like that tend to happen to me though. This past summer when I was working for the Kentucky Governors Scholars Program, I got locked out of my room wearing only a towel less than an hour before the scholars and their parents were supposed to arrive. I really want to avoid catastrophe. We’ll see what happens.
Jacob
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