study in spain

shit…. didnt make it to the meeting cause i was up til 3 finishing a paper and then woke up at stupid early to study for an exam… but i have class with the advisor tomo and will make an appt to meet with him during office hours…. other than that i was really proud of myself cause my paper kicked mega ass and i know i got an a on that exam…. 50/50

so tomorrow at 10am i get to meet with the head of the exchange program dude who is also the head of the honors program and also one of my professors (by chance cause its a pre-req course) yayayayayay!!! so its not a huge-o-mongous deal but its a start and i’ll get some clear answers about the whens, the wheres, and most importantly- the hows…. ;-)

i want this so, so, so, so, so, SOOOOOOO bad….. i have orientation with the exchange program the first week of october…. with fingers crossed and eyes to the heavens i want this as my reality….

It’s begun! I received a pile of papers I need to fill in for February. For the bursary and stuff. It’s cool, it’s getting so real now!

this is part of my program and even though i will go one year later than what was supposed to be, I’m still going! And it’s next year.. it’s soon! Voy a estudiar a la universidad de la rioja, en Logrono.

Coming to spain to study is probably one of the best things I’ve ever done in my entire life. I came to the city of Murcia, its not very touristy, and its in the center of the main agricultural region of the country. Its such a fun city and eventhough I’m technically studying here, I don’t find myself doing much of that. Life here is so relaxed, the people are friendly, and the sun makes everybody happy. If anybody is planning to come here I would suggest going to a city or town that is not very well known or as much of a tourist attractions becuase you will have a better opportunity to study spainsh and live la vida española. You can always visit the popular tourist locations during one of the many long weekends you’ll have.

Good luck to all of those preparing to come to spain! Its a great place to be.

Five minutes ago, someone from the program I applied for called me to say I’d been accepted!!!

Okay, so the conservatory business fell through. Apparently they aren’t “acredited institions of learning” blah blah blah. Well, that meant I would only be able to study during the summer (because a year without music classes would set me back that long in school).

Well! I found a really cool sounding program in Granada, Spain for 6 weeks where I can take a number of classes and a homestay, hooray! I sent in my application like a week ago, and am waiting to hear back, but I’m almost positive I’ll get in since I’m pretty fluent in Spanish and I make pretty good grades.

Now I’m planning my backpacking trip through Europe for after my classes are over. SUPER EXCITING!

So I’m looking into studying at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid for a year. How freaking awesome would THAT be???!!!

...ahh..the root of all evil. Money always has to be an issue. maybe one day my dream wil come true, but I dont see it happening right now unfortunately…