TOMORROW

            Spain is TOMORROW!!!! I can’t believe we’ve traveled all the way across the Atlantic on a ship for the last week. I’m so excited to be in Cadiz and begin sight-seeing. I’ll be going on the Cadiz City Orientation tour tomorrow from 1300-1630. We will be visiting lots of the popular cathedrals and shopping plazas. One of my roommates studied in Spain for five weeks so I got some good tips from her J I wrote down some Spanish phrases because it’s been so long since I’ve taken it. Hopefully I can make my way around without sounding too much like an American tourist. Last night we had our Spain pre-port lecture about what to expect and things to do. Our Spanish inter-port lecturer told us not to wear socks with sandals because that’s how the Spaniards recognize American tourists!!! The entire audience started laughing, it was great! I promise I won’t be wearing any socks with sandals tomorrow.

            Tomorrow night I plan to get dinner with some friends at a restaurant nearby the port then head out on the town. We won’t be out too late because we have to be up early for our next day’s adventure. Mom, I promise to have no more than 2 glasses of wine ;) We are allowed to stay on the ship while in port and because I’ll be staying in Cadiz I can sleep on the ship. As long as we have our IDs we can come and go at anytime. The ship still provides lunch and dinner for the people not traveling out of our port city but most of us will be venturing to try some Spanish food! Maybe I’ll get some good shopping in too.

            Saturday is an early morning. I’m going on a 2 night/3 day trip to Sevilla, Cordoba, and Granada. We will take an hour and a half bus ride to Sevilla and spend the day. We will travel to Cordoba to have dinner and stay in our hotel there. Sunday is devoted to Cordoba and that night we travel to Granada for another dinner and overnight stay. Monday we will be in Granada for most of the morning and mid-afternoon until returning back to Cadiz for departure to Morocco.

            I cannot believe my adventure around the world is finally going to feel real tomorrow as I step foot in Cadiz, Spain. I have never looked forward to visiting another country as I am right now. I will take lots and lots of pictures to capture everything I see. I can’t wait to share my experience with you. And tomorrow, let the adventure really begin!!!