No Longer Waiting

As I sit in the airport waiting for my flight, I've decided to set up this blog.  This blog will be a combination of my posts from IU, posts not related to the IU blog, and pictures (with links to see more of them).  It'll be interesting to see how often I update this blog, but it's my goal to do it as much as possible.

So, a few thoughts before I post.  It's a different feeling from what I expressed in my IU post (which should be up any day now and I'll post a link).  It's definitely time to leave now.  I'm 2 hours away from leaving for Atlanta and then relatively shortly after, I'll be on my way to Madrid.  I no longer have the questions of are you excited, nervous, etc being asked.  I'm no longer worried about anything other than the airlines messing up and not getting my luggage off at Madrid.  Luckily, I've got enough in my carry-on to get by, but it's a pain and hassle I don't want to deal with.

However, it's going to be interesting next week.  I'm getting the opportunity to travel around Spain with my mother.  So, I get the opportunity to be that camera around the neck, backpack toting tourist that everyone hates for a few days before I try my attempt to blend in and be a true Sevillano in Seville.  It's going to be great to have the opportunity to see so many things with my mother, but I'm also more looking forward to the program starting and dealing with Spanish 24/7.

Hasta luego America

Greg