I just wanted to thank everyone at church for all the encouragement you gave me before my trip. I am a little nervous about leaving for so long and not really knowing how things are going to go. One thing that I am going to miss the most besides my family is my church family. I hope I will be able to listen to some services once in awhile from Lighthouse because all the churches that I would be able to go to in Spain are preached in Spanish (and I'm sure they won't have a praise team as good as ours). Anyways, I just want to thank everyone again for keeping me in your prayers now and in the future because I am sure I will need it.

Housing Change

Well, as most of you know, I was planning on staying with a family while I am in Spain, however that has changed. I have been assigned to an apartment in downtown Madrid with 6 other girls. At first I was not very happy about this, but after thinking about it for awhile and getting used to the idea, I think it might be better than a homestay. I have emailed all the girls that I will be staying with and have heard back from all of them. It sounds like we are going to have a good time. It looks like we are going to have wireless access at home, which is very good. There are two metro stations very close to our flat and lots of restaurants, theaters and shopping nearby. The university is about 20 minutes away by metro, about the same as it takes me to get to GVSU Pew campus. So everything seems to be turning out fine. Now I just have to get there! :)

Introduction

Hello Everybody! Welcome to my blog. For anyone who doesn't know, this blog is what I am going to use to show you all about my semester in Madrid, Spain and anyother places I travel to (ergo the name 'Mis Viajes' which means 'My Travels'). I leave January 3, 2008 and return May 29, 2008, so keep in touch because I am sure I will miss you all!!