I can't even believe today is my last day in Spain. It feels like I just got here and it's time to leave. It's definitely bittersweet, as I am going to miss this place but I can't wait to go home at the same time. I am very grateful to have had this opportunity- it was amazing, indescribeable. Time of my life. I have learned so much about life and about myself I can't even put into words. Thank you Mom and Dad for letting me take this chance, this adventure...I can't wait to tell all my stories and show everyone photos! SEE YOU SOON :)

Portugal was awesome! Not as awesome as Spain, but I'm definitely glad I got to see it. It was a different kind of trip overall because we did Couchsurfing-where you stay at people's homes for free. It was a little scary but ended up being such an experience. Both places we stayed the people were SO nice. First we went to Lisboa and stayed with Luis and his cat Zombie. He cooked wonderful meals for us! We saw the city of Lisboa and also went to a place outside called Sintra and saw a lot of the amazing castles Portugal has. Then we went to Faro which is on the coast, but it was too cold to enjoy the beach. We stayed with Bruno in his beach shack, which was quite the shack, but his backyard was the beach. It was awesome. All of his friends also had couchsurfers so we got to meet people from all over. It was good but I'm glad we got back to Sevilla because it is Feria- the HUGE carnival/fiesta Sevilla has every year. All the women wear beautiful Flamenco dresses and everyone just drinks, eats and dances all day. My senora gave me pretty beads and put a flower in my hair the way they do it. There are tents that families share and some of my friend's families had them so we got to go in. We've been practicing our Sevillana (a dance) all week! It's been fun meeting random Spainards and learning more about the culture. Monday starts class again and its the final push with school. I hope finals aren't too bad. 2 weeks left! Enjoying every moment but getting excited to go home!