The first assignment for my Oviedo blog is to write about what I anticipate for my study abroad experience, like “what will Spain be like, what will be hard for you, what will your host family experience be like, will you have a hard time learning the language, what is your biggest fear, what are you most excited about, etc.”
Not going to lie. My biggest fear is archaic, outdated toilets. I’m sure I’m the only person in the world that thinks of these things. I’m going to a country that has existed much longer than 233 years, so naturally I’m horrified about how old-school the plumbing will be. I’m sure I’ll figure it out ... I only wish I could find something on Google pertaining to this. (Yeah, I really did try to Google it.)
I’m madly excited to meet my host family. Maybe my expectations are too high, but I’m a relatively amiable person so I’m sure we’ll have no difficulty getting along. Obviously I’m aware there’s going to be some sort of communication problems at first – like, my Spanish vocabulary sucks, and I imagine situations in my head, trying to think of potential words and phrases I’m going to need to know. I’m going to get VERY good at hand signals during this abroad program, I’m sure of it.
What am I most excited about… Everything, really. The whole thing is exciting. Sure, I’ll be an unemployed hobo when I come back from Spain, but I think the experience is going to be SO worth it. I really think complete immersion is the best way to learn a language, so at least I’ll be a bilingual unemployed hobo when I return home.
