It seems that whenever I have to make a transition, the answer is a long time coming. It is not at all normal for me to have a plan well in advance. I have applied to return a second year to Spain. I still haven’t received a definite response! It is nerve-racking, it is scary, and it is like every other transition experience so far in my life. So I’m looking at other options, such as a masters program in Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona. But no matter what happens in the near or far future, I will never forget this experience.

It has been a year since I graduated from Agnes Scott College with a self-designed major in linguistic anthropology, minor in dance, and within that year I have had my first post-college job and my first experience living out of the country, surviving in a second language. These are big steps, BIG firsts, and as such, pretty unforgettable.

Things are wrapping up around here, and tomorrow will be officially my last Wednesday at I.E.S. Cura Valera. I’m going to miss my fellow teachers and students! These days I realize more and more how much fun I have doing this job. It is always a rewarding feeling to have brought something enjoyable and valuable to the kids. As for the community among the teachers, I don't believe I could have asked for a friendlier one. We have met to go out at least once a week ever since I arrived in September! I am also certainly going to miss my roommates, my friends, the instructors at the gym, the community that I have created for myself here. Still, I don’t think that this goodbye is final. I am positive that I will come back to Spain one way or another, and I am certain I will at some point return to Huercal-Overa. It has too much of my heart not to have me back.