I Never Want To Leave!

Going into this experience I knew that I was going to be exposed to a new culture, new people, and a new lifestyle, but I did not know that I would be learning so much and having such an amazing time! I love every single aspect of this whole experience! I love all of the kids that are apart of the Abbey Road program, my homestay family, and Cadiz itself! It is so beautiful here! Everyday I have to stop for a second and take it all in because sometimes it does not seem real to me! I am extremley lucky to be here! I absolutley adore my homestay family; they are so welcoming and I truly feel apart of the family. They have taught me so much about their culture and their language. My Spanish has improved tremendously just over five days because of my conversations with them! I really would like for them to come visit me in the Untied States; it would be so cool! Not only do I love spending time with my homestay family, but I also love spending time with my Abbey Road family. Everyone is so nice and I love learning about what their lives are like in other parts of the country! I really hope that I am able to stay in touch with most of them! We just started Spanish and elective classes this week and so far I love them! For my elective course I am taking digital photography and I cannot wait to learn how to take amazing pictures rather than simply pointing and shooting. I am also really trying to improve my level of fluency in Spanish and between our great Spanish classes with Abbey Road and my casual conversations with my homerstay family, I am seeing great improvement! Not only are people on Abbey Road and my homestay family extremely friendly, everyone in Cadiz is too! I love talking to Cadiz residents about the town and what their favortie restaurants are. Speaking of restaurants, Cadiz offers amazing cuisine! The homestay families provide us with delicious meals in the house, but there are also amazing restaurants that offer great Spanish cuisine. Let's not forget all of the heladerias! There are gelato stores on every street and it is to hard to walk by without stopping for a taste! They are unbeleiveable! Cadiz also has a myriad of cute stores, cafes, and street venors. They all sell things that really portray the beauty of the Spanish culture. I feel like I truly live here now; I know Cadiz like it is the back of my hand! Icannot wait to see what else is about to come our way!