Classes = Over!

I am proud to say that the close of this week means I have officially finished my classes here at the University. I am so happy to be done! Now I just have a lot of papers to write, research to do, and a couple finals to take before I am done!!

Yesterday, to celebrate being finished and to relax a little bit in the midst of finals I went to the beach with my roomate, Lara, and our friend Kellian. We had a wonderful time and swam a ton! There's a little sea called Mar Menor about an hour from here (its way smaller than Lake Michigan,) and because it is entirely enclosed the water there is really warm. You can go to a beach called La Manga, where you can swim in both the Mediterranean and the Mar Menor, or you can go to several beaches on the interior side of the Mar Menor. We went to the least touristy of them all, and my favorite beach, Lo Pagan. It is on the side of the Mar Menor farthest away from the Mediterranean. The water was so nice! It was cool enough to be a refreshing break from the 90· air but warm enough that you could just jump right in. Wonderful. After that I made eggplant parmesan for diner, which turned out to be a huge success! It was delicious and between the two of us we ate every last drop.

I have to say, I can't believe how quickly these past couple weeks have gone by, but at the same time I am so grateful because it means that soon my mom and sister will be here and I'll be on my last international adventure before heading home. Only 24 days left until I'm back in the US. For now, I'm planning on spending the next week focusing on my last responsibilities, enjoying life, and looking forward to going to Paris.