This post is being written from my apartment in Madrid on my last night in the city before I leave to travel Europe for seven weeks. It?s crazy to me that the semester is over. It went by so fast! And yet, I?ve gotten to experience so much. Basically I?m blessed beyond belief. I?ve loved every second of my time here in Madrid and this city will always carry a special place in my heart. It?s pretty ironic that I am at last feeling so at home in Madrid, and now I have to leave. I know my way around, I?ve mastered the public transportation system (Whoop!) and I know all the good restaurants. I achieved the status of a local (nearly) and that thought is so wild to me! I?m proud of myself and all the things I?ve learned this semester. Things about the world, about people, and most importantly about myself. If you have the chance to study abroad I?ll only tell you one thing: DO IT. It?s been one of the greatest decisions I?ve ever made. And while it comes with it?s own set of struggles, they are easily outweighed by the rewards.
I won?t say goodbye just yet. I?ll be back in Madrid at the end of June with two friends. I?ll get to show them all the things I love about this city. And then I?ll be back again towards the end of July to make that leap across the Atlantic and finally make it home to Texas. I can?t wait. I?m so excited to travel this summer but I think I?m even more excited to some back home. I can?t wait to give my mom a hug, go to the movies with friends, go to church with my family, eat Whataburger for days, and see Aggieland again! I can?t wait to give out that Junior wildcat on game days, (A-A-A Whoop!) to put a penny on Sully, and to just be engulfed by the support of A&M again.
I am blessed to have had this beautiful experience of a semester. But I get to go home to a place that?s even cooler.
Texas, y?all.