Sitting here in a classroom in Texas, I've been given an assignment to do before I leave for Spain to go on this "grand adventure." The first order of business for this 5 week long assignment is to write down my hopes and dreams for this trip to Spain. I'm not too sure what exactly I hope to gain from this trip, other than getting out of the USA for a much needed vacation. Unlike normal college students who go someplace on vacation and relax, I'm taking college courses while in Spain. This blog happens to be my first assignment, and I'm pretty sure its boring you to death. In all seriousness though, I'm going on this grand trip to Spain in order that I may be able to better understand the world around me, and be better able to adapt to it in a more graceful way. With the creation of the internet, and globalization happening at a more frenzied pace, one must be able to quickly adapt to the world around them, or they're going to quickly learn that they're well and truly screwed. I hope that by going to Spain, I will be better able to understand a culture that is quite different from the one I'm used to. The culture I've grown up with in my family is one that is mixed Irish Catholic and Czech; not exactly that close to Spanish culture like my Hispanic friends. These are my hopes for the trip.
My dreams, those are another matter. I'm hoping to find some rich Spanish girl, grace her with my Texan charm, get married and spend the rest of my days lounging around on the Spanish coast drininking the finest Spanish wines, doing absolutely NOTHING. Just kidding, I really want to visit the famous sites and take in the historic culture. I've read about so many different places, people, and events in Spanish history and now its time for me to go see and experience some of them first hand. And like any Aggie fan, I definately want to drink some beer.
All in all, I'm excited about this trip, but I'm definately not looking forward to the traveling part. I'm not big on flying over the ocean, I'm not big on flying for more than a couple hours, and I really don't like going through Customs and Immigration; those guys scare me. They always seem like they hate their job, and they aim to take it out on you, the unsuspecting tourist. Ohh well, I guess I'll just have to suck it up and deal with it. I've got to look on the bright side, an hour or so of annoyed Customs and Immigrations officials, and then 3 weeks in Spain.
Monday, June 4, 2007
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