Hasta Luego España

Hasta luego literally translates to "until later." That exactly what my goodbye to Spain is going to be, I can't imagine not coming back here at some point in my life. I have truly fallen in love with Spain, especially with Alcalá. These past four months have been everything I could have imagined and more. I met amazing people, traveled all of Europe, and learned a new language.

This past week has been absolutely a great way to end my four months here in Spain. Thursday night we headed to Mamma Mia. We got to go backstage and see the props and costumes. The show was all in Spanish and all my classes have paid off and I could basically follow the whole thing! During intermission we got to meet a few of the actors and have our new cd signed. All in all it was a great night!

With the Actors!

Friday night we had our farewell dinner with Maria Jose. After the dinner we saw a Flamenco show, which was absolutely amazing. My draw dropped just watching the footwork itself. The show was intense, aggressive, passionate, and wonderful.

Flamenco Show

Saturday was spent in Madrid at two flee markets, one in Plaza de España and one in Plaza Mayor. The flee market in Plaza Mayor was a Christmas market and the place was absolutely packed! I did get some more needed gifts there and enjoyed the beautiful day. We then headed to Corte Ingles, the very large department store in the center of Madrid. At Corte Ingles was a large Christmas display titled "Cortelandia"and once again the crowd was overwhelmingly large!

Christmas in Sol

Sunday morning was spent at el rastro (the big flee market in Madrid), where once again I found some great gifts! Sunday night my host mom was nice enough to invite over two of my friends for dinner. We had a great night and I am so glad some of my friends got to meet my amazing family. Once again I cannot say enough nice things about them. They truly made this experience one-of-a-kind.

Today will be spent doing some last minute errands and packing. I can't believe I leave tomorrow! Hasta Luego España! I'll miss you.

Thanks for reading...see you all soon!