How could I forget pictures!?

Pretty Roma

Corfu! I am up there somewhere kayaking


Our prom- like picture before the Paladium (the Pink Palace's club) ((our hotel))

I drove it like a champ! (Just not in this picture =D )

Where do I even start!

Well it's been a while since I wrote last (sorry). Obviously it is harder than I thought to keep this thing updated! Between spring break and now school, I don't have much time on my hands (and when I do I choose to sleep, ha). Spring break was fantastic! I really couldn't have asked for more. I traveled from Madrid to Rome with a group of friends and we stayed there for 3 nights visiting the Vatican, the colosseum, great restaurants, the trevi fountian, and whatever else you can imagine! I loved Rome a lot and would go back in a heartbeat. After Rome was the island of Corfu, Greece! To get there we had to take a bus to the port of Ancona, a ferry to another port, walk with our bags for ten minutes, switch to a cruise ship.. sleep on the ship, and take a bus to our hotel! Regardless of the excessive travel, Corfu is the most picturesqe place I could have imagined and was well worth the wait. We were right on the Ionian sea (which is beautiful) and all of our rooms had balconies overlooking it. I can't help but smile when I think about Corfu =). We spent our days kayaking, waiting in lines, so many lines! swimming in the sea (even though the water was chilly!), four-wheeling on ATV's through the gorgeous streets (it is legal over there), partying (i'll keep that description short), and just having the time of our lives. To get back to Madrid we did the whole travel experience over again except this time we tried our hardest to get a cabin on the cruise ship (because the 1st time we had to sleep on the floor since we "didnt think buying a cabin was necessary" we were very wrong). Anyways, we succeeded and then slept in the airport before our 6am flight AND I still went to class at 10:45 straight from the airport. Now that is commitment! I realize I am blabbing on and on about my spring break and I sound very spoiled and hopfully not bratty. I am just really excited and proud we planned it all on our own and that it all worked out so well. I could talk about it forever, but I'll stop here.
The new topic of conversation seems to be going home. Everyone has mixed feelings and nobody really knows what to expect. A lot of us think we will go into culture shock because we have lived in Europe for the past 4 months and the U.S. is going to be so weird to jump back into. So many things like the dollar, english, no ciestas, and eating schedules have been foreign to us since we got here in January. A few people can't wait to go home, but most of us are reluctant. I could stay here for a while more, but I do miss home at the same time. I'm looking foward to it but also will be sad leaving. I guess you could say it's bittersweet. However, there are still things planned for before I go back to the states so I'm gunna stop thinking about it and enjoy these last things! There is a weekend school trip to San Sebastion, Spain... I'm going to Barcelona... there is a school dance (cute, ha)... and oh yea, the best part; finals. NOT. Anyways that reminds me that I should probably go do some work =). I miss you all!!! xoxo