The Countdown: 16 Days!!

AY DIOS MÍO! It just hit me that I am leaving for Sevilla waaaay sooner than I thought. So I decided if I'm going to blog throughout my trip, I might as well get in the habit now. Also, my sleep cycles are ridiculously messed up in the summer, and I'm not tired yet. So ¿por qué no!?

The biggest dilemma: SHOULD I BLOG IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH?! ÍNGLES O ESPAÑOL?!
Pros of writing in English: I'll be able to look back at this blog in 50 years when (god forbid) I've forgotten all the Spanish I've learned from 14 years of schooling and a semester abroad, and be able to RELIVE THE MEMORIES without the aid of Google Translate. Also, other people can read it (haven't decided if I want that though…) 

Pros of writing in Spanish: good practice, duuuuh.

But I'm kind of liking my skillful blend of English and Spanish in this post already (yay, Spanglish!). Maybe I'll start off mostly English, sprinkling in some new Spanish lingo aquí-y-allí, and by the end of the trip, have the whole blog en español! Bueno.

Now that that's settled… my biggest obstacles with the Spanish language? Well, I've made a list:

• Por vs Para
• Ser vs Estar
• Preterite vs Imperfect
• EL DIABLO (also known as the subjunctive tense)

Wah wah wah. Here's hoping that by December 14th, none of these will be a problem! I swear, I'm putting myself in Spanish-Only Quarantine. No American friends for me. Or if I do have them, we have to speak spanish TODO EL DÍA. I'm a big believer in this whole 'immersion' thing. 

But who am I kidding? As soon as I step off that plane I'll be so nervous, I will cling on to the first thing that speaks English. It's cool, I just need time.

I'll FINALLY be getting info about my homestay on August 21st, so that'll probably be the next time I update this baby. I'm so excited! I hope there are some kids my age, and that they're super-rad and teach me all the cool-kid spanish slang. And swearing. Because, let's be honest, we all want to know how to swear in another language. Hush, hush..

Adios for now!