So I'm super excited because I have already lived a little bit of Spanish history! A couple weekends ago, we were at the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff and stuff showing it all to Andrea. We were driving home when all of the sudden she just freaked out. Turns out, the king of Spain, Juan Carlos, abdicated and his son Felipe will take over as the new King. Juan Carlos had been the king since Franco died, and he was pretty well liked because he gave all the power back to the people after the dictatorship during WWII (I think). It will be interesting to see what the opinion is of the new king and queen. Also I am totally going to watch the Spanish coronation ceremony this is all just so cool!
We have started the process to get my visa, and it is just as horrible as I have heard. The amount of paperwork needed is insane, and the Spanish consulate in LA is completely booked. The soonest appointment we were able to make is September 4th, and considering I hope to be gone by then or close to it, that is not going to work. They said they would add more appointments so we have been going on to check probably five times a day. We will see how it goes I guess.
Finally, one of my best friends in the whole world just moved back across the world :'( My Spanish buddy Andrea is now back at home in San Sebastian and I miss her like crazy. I really hope I can visit her while I'm in Spain so I can show off my incompetent Spanish and have her laugh at me. Also, lets be honest her town is literally one of the prettiest places I have ever had the privilege to Google Image stalk.
My exchange has not even started, and I have already had many adventures and frustrations. I am excited to see how this all pans out!
Hasta Luego,
Bailey
