The Final Post

Whelp, looks like the time has finally come. It’s weird to think this is all coming to an end so soon, but at the same time looking back on some things I’ve done here, well, it has been a lot. I’m trying to think of whether or not I will be sad leaving this place I have come to call home. Having finals tomorrow doesn’t help my thoughts but I think even without them I am ready to go back to San Diego. I have however dearly loved my time here and couldn’t imagine not coming. I’ve had some ups and downs, mainly ups though, but I think the best part of me being here was just learning a lot about life. I don’t really know exactly what that means but I feel like my perspective on things has changed a bit in the past 4 months.

One thing that’s changed for me this semester is my faith. I talked about it a bit before but being here was very different at first because when you take my family, friends, and church out of the picture, the Christian life that I was so used to and comfortable with gets radically altered. So there were some tough times but I found out first hand that through just being in the Word and praying I have felt closer to God here than I probably have ever felt before. Nonetheless I am super excited to come back home to everyone I love, its super weird that this is all over though. I was trying to think the other day if I had accomplished everything that I wanted to while living here, but after thinking for a bit, I realized that I didn’t really come with any goals in mind, just the expectation of something new. And new it has been. Living on my own for the first time, plus in a foreign country, is quite the experience and I´ve had a lot of fun and learned a lot. I definitely think that i´ve learned more just by being here than I have inside the classroom, not that I haven’t learned some Spanish and some good Business stuff, but I don’t think that even compares to all these other things I’ve just kinda had to figure out as I went along.

So coming back home is going to be more than nice, and this next year will surely bring some big changes, graduating mainly, when I will really have to think of what I’m meant to do with this life of mine. I’m sure I’ll figure something good out, but if you have any ideas, feel free.

For my final weekend I’m going down to Madrid and staying with my roommate’s brother. It will mean I don’t have to take a midnight bus Sunday night from Bilbao, and will hopefully give me some time to explore parts of the city that I didn’t get to see before. Then Monday morning it’s off to Los Estados Unídos which hopefully won’t be any trouble but with my flying record, anything could happen. Before I go however, I would like to say thank you very much for taking the time to read some of my posts for the past few months. You all know how much I like telling stories and this was my first attempt at putting them into writing, it was really fun and I plan on working on my “Map to the Moon” as best I can for a while. I think I have saved a few adventures that I didn`t write about to tell you in person. It won’t be long now till that time comes. Until then, take it easy.
-Kevin