Here it is, my last Spanish blog post. It´s not as if I´ve spent a semester here, but a week can be a long time--or at least feel like a long time--when you´re constantly travelling in unfamiliar surroundings. To say that I´m exhasuted would be a major understatement. We´ve walked an average of eight hours a day and have eaten a lot less food than we should have. Yet despite all of this, Spain has blown my mind. I know that my perception of the country would change even more--most likely in a postive direction--if I was able to spend more time here, and visit more cities than I have. Yet Barcelona and Madrid have definitely shown us all a good time.
The cities have both been gorgeous, in very different ways. We´ve seen as many sights as we possibly could over teh course of a week. We´ve sampled some wonderful local food. From the paella that we had at El Volcano last night, to the amazing tapas at El Tigre, to the baguette and strawberries at the market in Barça, to the maximo sandwichthat we had at Bó de B on the beach. Spain was everything that I wanted it to be, and then some.
I´m not saying that I regret my decision to study in Edinburgh--that has been amazing. But I now see the charm, the sparkle, and the magic that Spain has to offer. Not only has my desire to go the distance in learning Spanish been invigorated, but I know that some of the best experiences of my life have been forged here on the Iberian peninsula.
But as for now the book as to be closed. In a few short hours, we´ll board a plane for Rome. Rome must be the city that I most want to visit in the entire world. Not only for the Christian aspects but the Roman aspects. However, it´s also a very dirty, busy town--characteristics which will be accentuated by it being Easter weekend. But we´ll see. For now I only need to savor the times that I´ve had, and pray that the goodness keeps on coming.
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