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This time next week I'll be in Spain.
To say I am excited would be an understatement. I love traveling but I've never had the opportunity to really be immersed in a culture. I look forward to living with my host family and just being a foreigner, instead of a "tourist". It would be easy to quiet,shy and stay in my room all day, but I'm going to try to get to know the family and force myself to talk to them lots, even if I feel a bit insecure about my Spanish! My family has had a few exchange students, and it's always more fun when they actually talk and hang out with us. I'm not really picky, so I'm not too worried about eating different food.
My biggest fear is not being able to understand people there, or making a fool of myself by saying something ridiculous. I'm pretty sure both of these are inevitable, but I know my Spanish is going to improve tons and that is what I'm most excited about.
Oviedo, I'm excited to meet you.