First of all, I have to apologize for the lack of Gibraltar pictures. The past week has been really crazy with all the packing, unpacking, and traveling. Hopefully I´ll be able to get some monkey pictures up once I get home.
My last day in Cádiz (Friday) was pretty emotional. My family and I all got up extremely early to say goodbye to Nina, and then I left around noon. There were a lot of besitos and I may have been crying just a little. I miss Nina, my host parents, and my host brother already! We all got closer than I expected.
Nina went back to New York, but I was signed up for the travel extension. On Friday and Saturday we were in the beautiful and ridiculously hot city of Córdoba. On Saturday we packed up again and came to Sevilla. We saw clouds for the first time in weeks here--it was quite unnerving.
Now we´re packing our bags one last time, and I have very mixed emotions about going home. Spain is such a different place from America, and I love the culture here. Everything is so much more open and affectionate, and the age of the country adds a ton of depth (history geek). I´ll miss getting to speak Spanish. On the other hand, all of us are totally exhausted from traveling, and I´m excited to get back to my own family, laptop, and pillow.
Adiós for now! Next time I write it´ll be from the states.
♥Meredith
