Well, I'm happy to say that I am writing this blog on from my house in Arizona! It is soo nice to be home! But I guess I need to go back a few days to fill you all in on my last few days in Europe...On Wednesday I went to Disneyland by myself :) It was actually a lot of fun, just a little lonely! I even stood in line to get a picture with Mickey...hahaha. I went on my favorite ride, Tower of Terror, a number of times! On Wednesday night Angele took me to one of her favorite Chinese restaurants in Paris. The food was great...plus Chinese food was sounding really good b/c I hadn't had it in months. Thursday morning was a little crazy! I left Angele's house around 9AM. I somehow managed to fit all of my belongings into a backpack and ONE suitcase...which I thought was really impressive. So after a nine hour flight to Philadelphia, a four hour layover, and another 6 hour flight to Phoenix I FINALLY made it home. And at the airport waiting for me was my Dad (who was actually right outside the gate b/c he had come in on an earlier flight), my Mom, Emily, Hannah, Grandma Clark, George, Marie, and Brittany! It was GREAT to see everyone and I look forward to seeing everyone else in the next few days :)

I guess that wraps things up. Now, I want to thank YOU all for reading my blog the over the last 5 months. Knowing that people are reading this thing has kept me motivated to write. My Grandma Warren keeps a diary of what she does each day and has tried to convince some of us to do the same…so, Grandma…I guess this is as close as I am getting to that :)

I feel very lucky to have traveled all over Europe and to have studied abroad in Spain. It has been such a wonderful experience.

Me with Mickey and a really puffy jacket that Angele let me borrow!


Disneyland Paris!!



Me at HOME updating my blog :)

More Pictures!!

Liz and I with Esmeralda right before leaving...


Some Spaniards and some Americans before getting on the bus...


Marta helping me close my suitcase!!!


Chloe and Clement (Nathalie's 2 kids) at Angele's house for lunch...


Liz at the Eiffel Tower!!

Pictures from Paris!

A temporary Picasso exhibit at the Louvre...I got in trouble for taking this picture!!


A French breakfast that Angele prepared for us....


Me at the Eiffel Tower...


At the Egyptian exhibit...

Adios Amigos!

Sorry about the lack of updates this week! Things have been kind of hectic since I last updated! On Friday night we left Sevilla for Madrid (via bus) at 8:30PM. It was sad to say goodbye to everyone in Sevilla. My host mom, Esmeralda, was really upset when we said goodbye :( But I definitely plan to keep in touch! Writing letters to them and emailing Marta will be good Spanish practice. We arrived in Madrid at 4AM on Saturday morning...however, our flight to Paris wasn't until 4:30PM!! Needless to say, it was a VERY long day in the airport!! I ended up sleeping on the floor of the airport for a little bit. There were actually five of us from the program who came to Paris. Liz and I stayed at Angele's house and the other three were in a hostel. So, we arrived in Paris at 7PM and had to make it through the metro with all of the luggage...not fun! I was SO happy to sleep that night. On Sunday Angele had Nathalie and her family over for lunch. If you remember from my blog back in September, Nathalie was George's boss at the Embassy...we went to their house for dinner back in September and I had posted pictures. The lunch was delicious! Liz was very impressed with the cheese course b/c she loves cheese!! After lunch Nathalie and her husband, William, drove us on a tour around Paris. It was a very nice (and WARM!) way for Liz and me to see a lot of Paris. And I thought Sevilla was cold...Paris is FREEZING! They dropped us off at the Eiffel Tower and we decided to go up it! It was my first time going up and I'm glad I did...it was a great view of the city, especially at night. On Monday we went to the Louvre and met up with the other girls to walk around the city some more. Liz actually left this morning...she is heading to Dublin before going home on the 20th. I forgot to say that while all of this has been going on, I have practically been incapable of speaking! I COMPLETELY lost my voice on Sunday and still have not gotten it back! I plan to take some time to rest over the next day or two so I am all better by the time I get home :) Angele has been a WONDERFUL host to Liz and me...she has been making sure that I get better! Speaking of coming home...Did I mention on ridiculously excited I am to come home in 2 DAYS!!!!.....2 DAYS!!!!!! :) I can't WAIT. I am probably going to be beside myself on the plane ride back. It's been 5 months since I was at home! Well, I think I am going to go walk around Paris instead of sitting here on the computer!

No time!

I'm quickly updating to say that I haven't been able to update since Thursday b/c I was traveling and now have little access to internet!! I am in Paris and will make time to update tomorrow :) Sorry!!!!!

Last day of school...

One of the classrooms at Universidad de Menendez Pelayo...at little different than ASU!!


The computer lab at UIMP...


My International Marketing professor, Pedro...


Liz and Marta looking at something on the computer...


Liz and I in our room on our last night...

Video :)