Estoy aqui!

SO. About the flight!

I was basically a nervous wreck this morning. Like full snotty tears and red blotchy face kind of wreck. It wasn't a pretty sight. I was extremely excited to go, but at the same time I was SO NERVOUS because I've never been this far from home on my own before. And I'll be gone for a month. However, after spending one day in Madrid, I don't want to go back.

Spain so far is beautiful. The sky is the most perfect shade of blue you will ever see and the clouds look fluffier here. The air feels fresh, clean, and light and even though it's on the warmer side, it feels so amazing outside. Especially when the breeze picks up! We walked around for hours. It was so worth it though. Today was exhausting but so much fun. Madrid is a beautiful city and I highly encourage everyone to experience it!

This post is going to be super short because I'm running on little sleep, have been walking all day, currently jet lagged, been walking in the sun, slightly dehydrated probably, and just ate a bunch of carbs so I'm ready to go to snoozeville. I wanted to write a long post about everything, but my fingers are tingly and when I stay still I feel like I'm still on the plane/rocking on a boat. So if this post didn't make much sense it's because my brain can't do a real life thing right meow. Tomorrow morning we take the train to Sevilla where we will then have orientation with the university that we will be taking the classes at. Yay! Since this post is short and doesn't make sense of have structure here are some pictures instead!

Here's me and my awesome roomie for the month, Danielle!

Me in la plaza mayor

My boarding pass!

Flying over Spain!

Today's the day! Sorry Hammad.

So. I'm exhausted. Sleeping at 5 am was the worst decision ever.

BUT

MY FLIGHT IS TODAY. IN LIKE 6 HOURS. HOLYYYYYYYYY FRIGGINNNNNNN MOLYYYYYYYYYY. I would have probably said something else, but my parents will probably be reading these posts as well. HI MOM AND DAD!

I'm going to miss my family a lot. My sister lives on the other side of the US so that's already difficult to deal with since she's so far away. And now I'm going approximately 4,278 miles across the pond. Yikes. I'm excited for what this trip holds for me though so even though I'm going to be sad and miss mi familia, I'm going to keep my head up since I'm able to make some really badass (sorry mom and dad) memories to share when I return.

ALSO. Just for future reference, a green dot on facebook chat might not mean the person is awake. Last night after I made my first blog post at 4 am, I wanted to share it with friends but since it was 4 am, obviously no one was up. Then I saw it. The little green dot next to one of my favorite people's names: Hammad Sheikh. I suddenly understood Jay Gatsby's obsession with the green light. Hammad was obviously my chosen victim. I failed to realize that he had work this morning and that maybe he was asleep but in typical Esha fashion, I carried on and proceeded to message him in all caps and he called me thinking that there was a real life emergency. He was pretty peeved when I told him that I just wanted him to read my blog. Especially since in his sleepy state he read 'eshatakesselfies.blogspot.com' and thought that I made a blog specifically for all of my selfies. I'M SORRY HAMMAD. Don't hate me.

But here's a selfie for you anyways.

Well my carry on is all packed and ready to go. Suitcase is packed and ready to be loaded on the plane. And I'm ready as I'll be for these awesome shenanigans of a lifetime.

Hasta luego mis amigos

WELP

It is currently 3:31 am and what am I doing? Sitting in bed doing absolutely nothing. Well that's not entirely true...I was hanging out with my brother but now he's snoozing and snoring up a storm on my bed. This is some quality sibling bonding. But any who, I can feel the excitement in literally ever fiber of my being so how am I supposed to possibly go to sleep when I'm this jazzed? To kill the time until I'm "supposed" to wake up (since I should be sleeping right now but I'm obviously not...sorry Mom) I thought I'd make a little blog to post my different experiences in for whoever wants to come with me on this incredible opportunity. So before I start out, I need to give some shout-outs. Thanks to my awesome parents for letting me go on this month long excursion on the other side of the pond and for funding it and just being awesome in general. Thanks Mama and Papa Singh! :D My next shout-out goes out to Dr. Palacios for letting me know about this program and this amazing experience. He invited me into it so nicely and so happily, it would have been a crime to even think about not going. Third, a shout-out to my orange and black, Mercer University. I am so incredibly thankful to go to a school that offers its students such amazing opportunities! Go Bears! My last shout-out goes to my fellow classmates who will be experiencing this journey with me! We don't know what exactly is in store for us, but we will get to create those memories together. 

Today, June 27, 2014, I will be leaving the red, white, and blue to live and study in España for one whole month. That's right, y'all. 32 days. To say I'm only excited is an injustice to my current emotions. However, that was not the case while I was packing. I was angry and confused as I stuffed clothes haphazardly into my suitcase only to pull them out and question, "Am I really going to wear this? Esha, do you really need to take every single pair of shorts you own? Can you just get it together?" I did it though! My suitcase rests easy at a nice 43.7 pounds! 6.3 pounds under weight! For me, this is INCREDIBLE. I'm one of those people who needs everything, no matter how unimportant it may seem. For example, please don't judge me, I packed my pillow pet. It's a necessity. I also packed an extra bag in my suitcase just in case I go overboard with shopping, which I probably will. I mean, hellooooooooooo I need to take souvenirs back to the states with me! I am definitely counting a Spanish man as a souvenir because of reasons. Tehe.

Today is the start of an incredible journey for me. I already know it's going to be amazing. It will also be challenging, exhausting (I will be walking two hours just to school and back each day), scary (I've never been on my own before), but oh so rewarding. I'm so excited because in about 12 hours, I will be on a plane to an incredible country where I will be able to make some truly amazing memories. 

So join me on my adventure! I'll try to post on here daily, depending on my wifi status.

But for now, adios y vaya con Dios. I'm leavin' GA! 

In twelve hours, but you get the point.

:)