In twenty-four short hours, I will be boarding a plane heading to Spain! After finding connections in Chicago and New York, figuring out where to stay in Madrid. Finding a train and a bus, I will be ready to start my adventure teaching 3-11 year old Spanish children. I am a little less excited when my mom mentioned Charlie is 3, so I get a classroom full of him, now I am debating this choice, but it will be an adventure regardless. And I can't wait to start it!
I have already discovered the first major difference between American and Spanish cultures. When I emailed my school about the details of when I start, where I go, and what I will be doing, I got a reply that basically said this. "You can come whenever on Friday the 1st. If you are busy and cannot make it, we will see you next week sometime. Come when you can and safe travels." I usually like details, especially when it comes to going to a place I have never been. I leave tomorrow and still don't know what I am doing, when I need to be there, how I am getting to Barbate (train? bus? taxi?), or where I am living for the next year. The Spanish culture is much more relaxed, people-orientated, and less stress-filled that I am used to, that could take some time to get used to.
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