So.
Not sure if anyone is reading this anymore now that I'm back.
But.
Back in America.
Time for a recap.
The good-bye party was wonderful. It was on a rooftop terrace complete with an open bar and tapas. Aside from all of these amazing factors, it was so hard and sad saying goodbye to everyone. Had an unforgettable last night in Sevilla with friends I'll never forget. To everyone in B&S - I love you all :)
Didn't go to sleep that night considering we had to be on the bus to the airport by 4:45am. Not sleeping made it pretty easy to pass out the second I sat on the plane and remain that way for about 7 hours. Got to Chicago with no problems - minus the fact that my carry-on weighed more than me. Found mom, dad the bro and sis right outside the luggage claim thanks to a goofy "Welcome Back" balloon purchased in the airport. Felt so good to be reunited!!! Spent 2.5 hours in the car on the way back to Madison and was greeted by more family and friends at the hotel -- all ready to celebrate my graduation!
Graduation day was fun. Kept true to the Wisco tradition and took pictures on Abe's lap. The actual ceremony was pretty long and uneventful but luckily our hotel had an open bar to get things started afterward. Went to dinner at a brewery and tasted some yummy fun beer and then went out on the town by the capitol. Best part of the night - participating in a "Boot Race" with my mom, aunts and Vicki :)
And now, all the fun is over. Graduation is done, family is back in Green Bay and I'm in Madison WORKING. Starting work on Sunday and the (what seems like) freezing weather in Wisco made reality hit alarmingly fast. Just trying to keep on keeping on and adjust to the reverse culture shock. Missing Sevilla like crazy, missing my Sevillan favorites and wanting to return to la vida espanola.
Last comments/thoughts:
Not sure if anyone is reading this anymore now that I'm back.
But.
Back in America.
Time for a recap.
The good-bye party was wonderful. It was on a rooftop terrace complete with an open bar and tapas. Aside from all of these amazing factors, it was so hard and sad saying goodbye to everyone. Had an unforgettable last night in Sevilla with friends I'll never forget. To everyone in B&S - I love you all :)
Didn't go to sleep that night considering we had to be on the bus to the airport by 4:45am. Not sleeping made it pretty easy to pass out the second I sat on the plane and remain that way for about 7 hours. Got to Chicago with no problems - minus the fact that my carry-on weighed more than me. Found mom, dad the bro and sis right outside the luggage claim thanks to a goofy "Welcome Back" balloon purchased in the airport. Felt so good to be reunited!!! Spent 2.5 hours in the car on the way back to Madison and was greeted by more family and friends at the hotel -- all ready to celebrate my graduation!
Graduation day was fun. Kept true to the Wisco tradition and took pictures on Abe's lap. The actual ceremony was pretty long and uneventful but luckily our hotel had an open bar to get things started afterward. Went to dinner at a brewery and tasted some yummy fun beer and then went out on the town by the capitol. Best part of the night - participating in a "Boot Race" with my mom, aunts and Vicki :)
And now, all the fun is over. Graduation is done, family is back in Green Bay and I'm in Madison WORKING. Starting work on Sunday and the (what seems like) freezing weather in Wisco made reality hit alarmingly fast. Just trying to keep on keeping on and adjust to the reverse culture shock. Missing Sevilla like crazy, missing my Sevillan favorites and wanting to return to la vida espanola.
Last comments/thoughts:
- I notice SO many more people speaking Spanish - not sure if it's because I'm all of a sudden surrounded by more Spanish-speaking people or I just didn't notice it before.
- I didn't set my computer and iPod clock back to central time until today probably because everything would have been real once I actually changed it.
- I can't stop randomly speaking Spanish words.
- I can't stop randomly relating things here to things from Spain, Europe, etc.
- The missed flight from Istanbul to Barcelona and the extra $300+ dollars paid to get another one are really starting to make things difficult now that I'm back.
- I'm already planning my return to Europe...hopefully 2012 in IRELAND.
[Warning: cheesiness ahead]
To everyone who read this blog -- darn you all for being so hard to leave in the first place and so easy to miss these last four months. Thanks for reading about my Spanish adventures as well as loving and supporting me unconditionally while I was abroad. And thank you for being here for me when I got back - I wouldn't be able to adjust without you guys :)
And to my sweetest Sevilla -- you gave me an amazing four months that I'll never forget. You were by far the best decision I have ever made in my life for so many reasons. You taught me so much about life and changed me into a better person and for that, I am forever grateful. I left part of my heart with you, so take care of it until I get back <3
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
--Robert Frost
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