The First Entry

So I am leaving in five days...FIVE DAYS!! Obviously, I am freaking out a little bit. In five days I'll be in Murcia, Spain with nothing to my name but one giant suitcase. Awesome. I'm going to be living in what looks like a tiny apartment with at least two other girls and going to class at the University of Murcia. I will put up the classes I'm taking when I figure that out. First, I have to get there.

I have a lot to do before I leave even though I spent the entire day doing things to get ready. I guess that's just how life is though right? There's always more to do. The best advice I've gotten so far? "Whether or not you get everything done you'll be getting on the plane, so don't worry about it." That did make me feel a lot better. The biggest thing I still have to do is pack. How do you pack for 3 seasons, 6 months, and a ton of dancing all in one suitcase? I have no idea.

I talked to my landlady today via email. It was pretty cool to get to finally ask all the questions I've been wondering about lately like "what am I going to be spending on utilities?" and "Who in the world will I be living with!?" Apparently there are only three girls assigned to live in the apartment right now, even though there are four beds. There are two single rooms and a double room. I am praying I get a single room because, lets face it, I just don't want to share. One of the girls is named Lara and the other is named Lauren. I feel like that might make things a little confusing and complicated at first. Something interesting I learned about Murcia today: they don't use driers for their clothes, they just hang them. Why? Because its so warm and dry there that clothes dry really fast! I guess that means I definitely don't need to pack snow boots.

I've been in contact with a few dancers in Spain and they all keep telling me the only Swing scenes in the country are in Madrid and Barcelona (both really far away from me.) They also have mentioned that there is a baby swing scene in Valencia (a little closer to me) but I think I'm going to be looking at a pretty dance-less few months until the festivals start. Of course, I'll be salsa dancing my heart out in the mean time which can't possibly be a bad thing. I think this will be a good six months. Okay, off to do more getting ready type stuff. :)