December 2010
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The Final Countdown: 9 days and counting
Now that the Christmas holidays flew by, it can only mean one thing: Less than 10 days before my move!
Right now, I am feeling anxious, excited, nervous, sad, happy, nervous, ecstatic, excited, and did I mention nervous?
My To-Do list has hit a record high and thanks to my youngest sister’s harassing motivation I have it all written in a perfect list. Gotta love organized siblings!
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End Credits: Last day At work
On Friday December 17th was my final day working at Univision Orlando. It was such a bitter sweet ending to the first portion of my “grown-up life” Back in January 2008, I had no idea that the internship I was about to embark on would lead to a full-time job full of life lessons and a few hard knocks. My day was spent as any other Friday except that I was saying good-bye as people left...
One Month to go
Today, December 7th 2010 marks exactly one month until I land safely at Madrid Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain. It is exactly one month from feeling my chest tighten as I meet with my Landlord at my new flat share and 30 days until I can truly say, I’m living my dream.
It doesn’t get much scarier than that thought.
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Won't you be... my vecino?
Yesterday, my landlady FINALLY replied to me with the exact address of my piso. For my American friends, that means my apartment. I am quickly learning that my Woody Allen-neurotic-impatient ways will be getting a beating into submission with the laid back- Annie Hall- lifestyle of Madrileños. Immediately after receiving my address, I put it in my Google Maps and voila! I was virtually walking my...
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The Decision
” You’re not small, you’re Travel-sized”- my sister, Chantelle.
I like to think of myself as being born to travel the world. My parents conceived me on their European Honeymoon and almost named me Paris ( for the location of consumation, perhaps?) During college I briefly minored in Foreign languages concentrating on French and Italian. I love Bollywood movies, Indian...