HELLLO :)
Guess what guys? 35 days until I leave for Spain! How crazy is that?? It's unreal how real this is getting. But as the 'going to another country' part is becoming more real, so is the 'leaving everything and everyone I know for a whole year.'
But on the bright side today is my sister's and host sister's birthday!! Anne is turning 21 and Patricia is turning 13. -> Also FIVE days until my sweet sixteen!! :)
I've been crazy busy lately.... This week is my high school's volleyball camp <I'm soo sore>. (I really want to play volleyball in Spain) And I've been taking English 11, so I'll graduate on time aannnddd my mom got me Rosetta Stone as an early birthday present.
So I'm trying to get my English done on time, cram as much Spanish in as much as I can, and hang out with my friends as much as possible before I leave (oh and hopefully get my license).
Hasta Luego! --- Lotte
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Change of Plans...
Remember that lovely post I made last week with all the pretty pictures, well it was a lie... (All that work on the post for nothing.)
For some reason or another the family didn't get me, and I got another one <100% official>!
This one lives in the city of Viana De Cega. 30 minutes away from Valladolid and 2 hours away from Madrid.
My family: Silvia (the mom), Javier (the dad), and Patricia (my 12 yr. old sister) seem really nice and great!
I also have travel info.
August 31: Detroit to Atlanta -> Atlanta to JFK (NEW YORK)
-Gateway Orientation-
September 1: JFK to Zurich, Switzerland
September 2: Zurich, Switzerland to Madrid, Spain
Then once in Madrid we have Welcome Orientation of some sort then off to our families!
PICTURESSSS-
Counting Down the Days: 57 'til I leave for Spain - 59 days 'til I arrive in Spain
For some reason or another the family didn't get me, and I got another one <100% official>!
This one lives in the city of Viana De Cega. 30 minutes away from Valladolid and 2 hours away from Madrid.
My family: Silvia (the mom), Javier (the dad), and Patricia (my 12 yr. old sister) seem really nice and great!
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I also have travel info.
August 31: Detroit to Atlanta -> Atlanta to JFK (NEW YORK)
-Gateway Orientation-
September 1: JFK to Zurich, Switzerland
September 2: Zurich, Switzerland to Madrid, Spain
Then once in Madrid we have Welcome Orientation of some sort then off to our families!
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PICTURESSSS-
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| Another overview of Spain: Viana De Cega is the 'A' |
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| Viana De Cega. |
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| Map of Viana De Cega- Population 2,000 |
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| My School- it´s a Catholic school |
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| MY HOUSE!! |
Counting Down the Days: 57 'til I leave for Spain - 59 days 'til I arrive in Spain
Saturday, June 25, 2011
My Unofficial Official Family :)
Guess what guys??? I got a family!----- kinda of....
So heres the story:
Yesterday after my weekly volleyball scrimmage, my mom was sitting in the car and held up a paper. I knew what it was and started freakin' out.
-----But there was a catch----
My family (a mother, grandmother, and 3 yr. old daughter) wanted me to speak English to the daughter. With this being such an unusually request AFS wanted to make sure I was ok with it.
Of course I not going to let a nice looking/sounding family go; as long as the speaking English doesn't get too out of hand and the mother and grandmother will speak (and help me with) Spanish.
So today I had to call AFS tell them I was taking the family and now I gotta wait (again) for AFS Spain to finish up paperwork before I get their names, address, contact info, etc.
But on the bight side; I know the town I'm going to: El Rompido!
El Rompido is a very, very small town, 1,600 people, but 25 kilometers (or 15 miles) away is a fairly big city (148,800 people) Huelva.
And as shown on the map I'm super close to the water and according to my limited host info, my family has a pool and a house in Madrid!!
I'm beyond excited!!! :D
---Lotte
So heres the story:
Yesterday after my weekly volleyball scrimmage, my mom was sitting in the car and held up a paper. I knew what it was and started freakin' out.
-----But there was a catch----
My family (a mother, grandmother, and 3 yr. old daughter) wanted me to speak English to the daughter. With this being such an unusually request AFS wanted to make sure I was ok with it.
Of course I not going to let a nice looking/sounding family go; as long as the speaking English doesn't get too out of hand and the mother and grandmother will speak (and help me with) Spanish.
So today I had to call AFS tell them I was taking the family and now I gotta wait (again) for AFS Spain to finish up paperwork before I get their names, address, contact info, etc.
But on the bight side; I know the town I'm going to: El Rompido!
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| I'm gonna live where the 'A' is! :) |
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| I'm right next to a river which is right next to the ocean. |
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| This is the map of my town. (population: 1,600) |
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| This is a random street in El Rompido I found on Google Map. |
El Rompido is a very, very small town, 1,600 people, but 25 kilometers (or 15 miles) away is a fairly big city (148,800 people) Huelva.
And as shown on the map I'm super close to the water and according to my limited host info, my family has a pool and a house in Madrid!!
I'm beyond excited!!! :D
---Lotte
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Just waiting on the world to change
Hello everyone and welcome to my blog,
So this is the start of my long journey to an unknown destination in Spain.
I'll say this in the beginning..... I'm going to try really hard to keep up with the blog .... but I kinda suck at this kind of thing. So wish me luck.
Being an exchange student takes a lot of waiting.....
Every time I get on my AFS log in I get the same thing:
It's sad... ahh wweeell I'm just gonna keep hoping and praying a family will pick me
--Lotte :)
So this is the start of my long journey to an unknown destination in Spain.
I'll say this in the beginning..... I'm going to try really hard to keep up with the blog .... but I kinda suck at this kind of thing. So wish me luck.
Being an exchange student takes a lot of waiting.....
- First you wait for AFS USA to accept you
- Then you wait for AFS Spain to accept you
- And finally you have to wait for a family to pick you before everything is final
Every time I get on my AFS log in I get the same thing:
It's sad... ahh wweeell I'm just gonna keep hoping and praying a family will pick me
--Lotte :)
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