February 20,2010 :) (first entry here)

Hey everyone,

So heres the first blog post here, I'm doing well and loving being here in Spain!

I've gotten into a flat now with two girls, Ombretta, who is really nice and is one of my roommates, and Almu, also very nice and the second roommate of mine.

The stay in the hostel had been good, they were very very nice there, and were very flexible about me staying there so long. I am so glad to now be in a place where I feel 'at home' and being in a temporary new home for the next several months!

I've made some good friends now, and we go out and have fun enjoying each other's company and trying to meet more and more people all the time! It's a lot of fun.

I've been traveling to nearby places, like PontaVedra, Ourense, and hoping to do more soon!

I love seeing all I can.

I got to celebrate carnaval here which was a good time! We went to Ourense, and saw the festivities of the night and daytime! And got some homemade Paella while there too :) That totally made the trip even better, the first taste of some great Paella.

There are so many students here from many other countries, Italy, France, Austria, you name it, from all over Europe. They're all part of what is called an ERASMUS program, to study in other countries in Europe. It seems like a lot of fun for them too!

I've begun acclimating more and more to being here and not being at home anymore, but I do miss everyone incredibly!! Thank God for the new internet technology to email, stay in touch with facebook, and with skype! I would be pretty lost without it.

Today I'll be just settling in even more to my flat, getting some more necessities and then exploring the neighborhood before meeting up with people for the evening!

I hope you all enjoy and don't get bored with what I post ;) and that you tend to follow when i put new ones on!

Sending all my love to all my family and friends back home! Besos (as they say it here in Spain)