Here is where I wave my white flag to the "List of ___ things for ___ days left.." which, in my defense was fabulous in theory, however horrifying in execution. It was fun while it lasted, but unfortunately trying to fit a year's worth of stuff into a 100 lb. weight restriction takes precedence over hours of blogging.
Why, you ask, am I spending time blogging now? Just hours before I depart for the journey of a lifetime, would you believe my 2 checked luggage backs are sealed and weighed, ready to go! Hell yeah!
So now, as I watch Jimmy Fallon's thank you's, I would like to take this opportunity to answer some hot hot hot FAQ's for all the curious cats who will be following my journey! If you have any other questions that I don't answer here, feel free to e-mail/text/snail mail me and I'd love to send you a personal message!
FAQ 1: How long will you be in Spain?
Answer: 10 months
FAQ 2: What will you be doing in Spain?
Answer: Teaching English to the impressionable Spanish youth
FAQ 3: Where are you going to live while you're there?
Answer: Somewhere in and/or around Madrid, the exact location is to be determined, however thank you to Facebook and good ol' Delta Gee, I have found a fabulous girl to apartment hunt with and we have made a pact to not be homeless!
FAQ 4: Why are you going to teach English in Spain? Why not teach English or Spanish here in the States?
Answer: Spain is more fun. But really, I'm not qualified to teach here in the States and quite honestly I'm not going to Spain because I necessarily want to be a teacher. I'm going to Spain because it's an incredible experience and in order to apply for any job here I must have acquired some sort of unidentified experiences... so here's to hoping moving to Spain counts as experience.
FAQ 5: How do you pack for an entire year?
Answer: That is a great question! You bring 2 suitcases, you pay extra for this, and you take out everything you think is cute but realistically haven't worn in the past 4 seasons.
FAQ 6: Will you be getting paid?
Answer: Yes. I'll earn 1,000 euros/month. From this stipend I will budget for my rent/living expenses and travel/fun expenses, so to answer your next question...
FAQ 7: Will you come home with any money saved up?
Answer: Absolutely not.
FAQ 8: Are you going to come home at all during the next 10 months?
Answer: Are you going to buy my plane ticket?
FAQ 9: Is anyone going to come visit you in Spain?
Answer: I hope so! I have quite a few friends who are seriously considering making the journey, and after my previous stint across the pond I have a few foreign friends I'll be hooking up with too! Christmas in Germany sounds just lovely!
FAQ 10: Are you nervous/anxious/excited/scared?
Answer: Yes. All of the above. I'm anxious because I don't know what to expect, however I'm at ease for the same reason because less expectations means less opportunity to be disappointed or caught off guard.
I hope this makes up for the lack of lists over the past few days! I cannot believe the time is finally here for me to leave and do this thing! It seems like just yesterday I was applying for this opportunity thinking "What a longshot!" Now here I am about to drop it all and blaze my own trail. But please, don't take this as overconfidence or think that I'm up on my high horse leading the parade, because I'm FREAKING OUT.
As always I'm so grateful and appreciative for your thoughts and prayers, thank you in advance for following my adventures and I look forward to catching everyone up sometime next week!
¡Adios!
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