Literally, a new door has been opened. Today I received the name of the Señora who I will be living with as well as where I will be living in Madrid. Her name is Rosario and one thing I know for sure is that I will be living only a few metro stops away from my favorite park in Madrid, Parque del Retiro. I cannot wait to show you beautiful pictures from the park and pictures of the huge drum circle that forms on Sunday evenings. I also remember that the area where I will be living has luxury stores such as Chanel, Clavin Klein and so forth. Even though I do not shop at high fashion stores I am excited to see what my neighborhood will be like. As this new door is opened to me I am also temporarily closing the door in San Diego. I have officially one week left in San Diego and I have mixed emotions.
For about a month now I have had feelings of excitement, nervousness, and sadness all at once. I have been so excited for Spain that I noticed I had no desire to work or felt my work was a waste of time. I also have been nervous about my new journey because I know that there will be times of frustration, confusion and sadness that I will have to encounter on my own. After the combination of excitement and nervousness I then start missing my dad. I wonder what he would say to me, if he would come visit, if he would be nervous for me, and all the what ifs. When I started feeling overwhelmed I just wanted to be by myself. Then it hit me that this overwhelmed feeling might and probably will happen in Spain and that now is the time to learn to overcome it. Pray is my shelter. The more I pray the more at peace I am. Talking about my joy, fears and my dad is what is best and I know that I have family and friends who will stand behind me even in Spain. I know that friendships with the girls going to Spain are already being formed and will be friends for life. I have to be strong, courageous, not afraid, and not discouraged because God is with me wherever I go (Joshua 1:9).
San Diego has helped me grow tremendously and I imagine Spain is going to do that tenfold. : )
