You can't teach an old blog new tricks

I feel compelled to update this thing but, seeing as I am not yet in Europe, nothing has happened to me. The most exciting part of my day today was going to Target. Thus, I will post my predictions for the trip.

TEN PREDICTIONS:
1. I'm going to hate it for the first two weeks or so, before I get acclimated to only speaking Spanish and different meal schedules and such. After I stop being a massive baby, I'll have fun.

2. On that note, I'll spend progressively less and less time on the Internet (and on this blog) as the trip goes on.

3. My host family will consist of one older woman (60 or so). She won't speak English at all, and thus our conversations will consist mainly of weather and food-related topics. Also her house won't have Internet access.

4. At some point, something in my possession will get stolen. I'm just too careless and untraveled for it not to happen, and my money's on my terrible old camera.

5. I will fail to learn to appreciate wine. People keep telling me that Spain is going to change my mind, but at the moment I think it tastes like nail polish remover.

6. I will take an unbelievably excessive number of pictures. Like, pictures of shrubs and random people and passing dogs. Hopefully I upload them to a computer before my camera gets stolen (see prediction 4).

7. The hotel we are staying at for orientation actually has a KFC across the street from it. For a while I was indignant about it, but now I can say with about 90% certainty that I will be hitting that place up.

8. Though I'll be in completely over my head in all of my classes, my favorite class will be "Perceptions of the U.S. in Spain: 100 Years of Myths and Stereotypes."

9. My favorite country will be Italy. My least favorite country will be Morocco, but if we're limiting it to Europe it will be France. I am basing these predictions 100% on stereotypes and stories I've heard (Morocco, you are one scary country, just saying).

10. My favorite things about Spain will be the language, the food, and the architecture. My least favorite things about Spain will be the lack of air conditioning/heating, their eating schedule, and the distance at which they talk to each other. (It's uncomfortable! I'm not a close-talker!)

OK, that's it. A few days before I come home, I'll do a recap of how accurate these predictions were.



COMING SOON: Frequently Asked Questions about the trip