the past 261 days
It blows my mind that I have been in Valencia for 261 days (almost 9 months). The time has flown by and I am absolutely not ready to be finished here. But I am so excited to see my family and friends, my people!! The past 9 months have been filled with adventures, lessons, love, chaos, and lots of growth. I have gotten to see the improvement of the English language with my kids and have seen improvement in myself with understanding the Spanish language (not so much the speaking Spanish on my part). I have been able to see a whole other culture and see a part of the world I hadn't before. I was able to visit new cities and meet incredible people. I have marked down my favorites to visit for a longer period of time in the future. I have had lots of ups and a few downs, but all great adventures come with both. When I first applied to this program, I really had no idea what I was getting into. I applied on a whim and convinced myself it was right as the date to leave ap...