new adventure.

welp friends, its that time again. i figured since i had this blog in costa rica, i might as well use it for another adventure. this time: SPAIN! i fly out tomorrow afternoon, and cant seem to calm down enough to get a good nights sleep. i will be there for one month, taking 2 classes with a study abroad program that appalachian has. there are about 20 of us going on this adventure and i am beyond excited to get to know each of them! i sat down and talked about what my goals were for spain with an amigo and thought i would share them, some of them sincere, and others might be a joke, but its my list :)

1. make a best friend.

2. go to a professional soccer game.

3. stick my toesies in the mediterranean sea (hopefully in alicante to see the one and only caitlin sheffield!!!).

4. learn better spanish.

5. read these 2 books that 2 dear friends gave me.

6. meet a bulgarian (simply because its a fun word to say).

7. try a new food item at least 4 times a week (this ones for all the friends that say im a picky eater).

8. learn to dress like those sassy spaniards.

9. real talk pillow talk with my roomie.

10. take cool pictures.

11. blog about my adventures for all the fam back home.

12. use the metro without fear.

13. find a cross for the collection (i collect crosses from countries around the world, just because they are always so unique)

14. love people, and love them well.

my number 14 goal is for real the most legit. the best way to share who christ is, is to love people the way he did. i wont be perfect at it whatsoever, but my goal here is to minister to people simply by loving them in ways that they could never imagine. its incredible that simple acts of showing people how worthy they are and loving on them can be used in awesome ways to glorify the lord. so yea. i want to love people. my roommate, zoey, my host family, my other classmates, and even my professors, praying they would just receive it and that it would open up opportunities :)

so thats all for now friends. more to come from the other side of the ocean!