"I'm always living the life"
Officially landed an internship in Madrid, Spain for this upcoming semester! :) I'm so so so excited about this! Last semester, I studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain, and ABSOLUTELY fell in love with it (the people, the culture, the language--catalan AND spanish, the food) and I applied for a few internships in Barcelona, but Madrid is what I heard from first and they want an answer by Friday if I'm going to be accepting or declining.
I visited Madrid while I was studying in Barcelona and think it's an absolutely beautiful city. I think the reason I'm still so gun-ho on Barcelona is the fact that I already lived there. I already know the parks I like to go to, or the markets I like to visit, where all my favorite bars are, which people I'd like to see again there (my host mom, hott guy who performs at my favorite bar, etc) and that gave me a LOT of confidence that I could absolutely do another semester in Barca and would still be the happiest little camper you ever saw.
With Madrid, though, I have the same nerves/fears that I did before going on my first study abroad (maybe a little different...I won't be texting 7 people the night before I leave saying I can't go because I don't know Spanish this time). What if Madrid just isn't as good as Barca (they must be rivals for a reason right!?). Or what if I get really homesick and want to come home halfway through??
I think I'll end up accepting the Madrid internship, but I definitely have some fears.
BUT it's also always good to experience new things!!
How many other students got to study in TWO different Spanish cities during their undergraduate experience at my school? I'll answer that. None. Because we're only allowed to go to Madrid to study--I was just a special case and got lucky enough to go to Barcelona.
Needless to say, I have some concerns with Madrid, BUT it also has some positives. It has a lot more grass than Barcelona, fall time will actually FEEL like fall time, and I love the club Kapital (seven floors with different music on each one?! how could you NOT love it??). I know I'll have the time of my life wherever I go, and, of course, I can always visit Barcelona from Madrid (it's only two hours on the fast train).
Either way, I'm just so excited to be able to go back to Europe.
Ready for my next European adventure already :)
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