Patience and Endurance

I now realize after being here for the second time. That it takes a lot of patience and endurance to study abroad. I have learned so much about myself by being away and in new country. It pushes me in ways I have never would have imagined. I have enjoyed many aspects of Spanish life and the main things have been the importance of family central, enjoying the entire the whole day, enjoying life and working for a living and living not work. I am in awe of my host family and how they can open up their home and allow me to come and live with them an take part of their lives. Everyday I am met with an new challenge it may be simple like interpreting directions or hard like trying to explain a misunderstanding in Spanish. It makes me appreciate being in Texas so much more. I know that living abroad is much more than glossy photos and notions of travelling Europe. It is everyday mundane activities put into new and different settings. I am so proud that I have studied abroad twice and would do it again in a heartbeat just to learn what I have learned.