Summertime

I am constantly falling behind on my blog!  Who can blame me now that summer has begun in Almería?  I find myself with a lot less free time to blog now that the thermometers read anywhere from 26-31 degrees (Celsius) and I am lying on the beach working on my tan.  I have picked up a couple of new private lessons to keep me busy and earn more travel money and I try to go to the gym a few days a week to make paying the pricey gym fee worth it.

I've now reached the countdown until I go home.  I officially only have two months left in Almería and I am trying to squeeze absolutely everything in.  I have two more trips in the near future and after that my plan is to spend the rest of my weekends sunbathing, swimming and playing games on the beach.  I have to take advantage as much as I can, because I don't know if I will ever live a 15 minute walk from a beach ever again.

From the top of the Alcazaba of Almería.  Yes, it is already tank top
weather here :)

I have to be completely honest and say that I am looking forward to coming home.  My feelings are completely split in half.  I love, love, love Spain and the experiences I have here in Europe, but at the same time, the home side of me is pulling a little bit harder.  I really do miss my friends and family.  There are things going on in their lives that I am sad to be missing out on.  I miss having a car and the freedom that the car brings me.  I actually do miss being able to speak my own language and not have to worry about people judging my speaking abilities every time I open my mouth.  I look forward to ordering my coffee with a little bit of flavor in it or in a nice big cup so that I can savor it a little bit longer.

I could go on and on about the things that I miss from home, but I'll spare you all of the babbling.  It is amazing the things that I have learned, experienced and learned to appreciate in these last two years.  I know that I should never take anything for granted and that if I ever get an interesting opportunity, I need to jump on and it give it a try.  I think these last two years have made me a little more open minded, adventurous, worldly and cautious at the same time.  I have so many experiences to look back on and I have met so many amazing people who have affected me in more ways than they could possibly know.  

I will make it a personal goal to try to catch up with as much as I can on my blog in the month of May.  That means that I will probably post a lot of things in a very short period of time.  Don't rush to read it all-  this blog isn't going anywhere for a while.  Now I am wishing that I had kept up with journaling this year so that it would have been easier to catch up on 5-6 months worth of blog posts.

Much love to all of you who still have faith in me and check my blog!  I know that you are out there and I appreciate it!