So I started
blogging last year before heading out to Spain. The excitement was overwhelming
thinking about living in the country of my dreams for an entire school year and
I wanted to document everything and share it through pictures and my writing.
Of course, I got busier as the day approached and stopped blogging shortly
after I got to Spain. My goal was to write everyday but I didn’t and since I didn’t
meet my goal I shortly gave up. Well writing everyday is a bit of an
overachiever goal considering I was in a new environment and I was not going to
sit in front of a computer writing about my day rather than enjoying and cherishing
it. However, now looking back I would make it a goal to write once a week which
is exactly what I will be doing from now on. The book The Artist’s Way
motivated me to take the approach of one day at a time; to not overwhelm
myself. I have been practicing and implementing the wisdom of that book into my
twirling life. Therefore, I have been committed in writing 3 pages every
morning. Through my morning reflection pages I am able to find peace and
inspiration for the rest of the day. I write my thoughts and feelings on a few
of my incomplete traveling journals and will continue to do so…Now, I will
balance blogging and my morning reflection pages. I am looking forward to all
the writing especially because it’s free writing and I don’t have to follow any
particular format that will restrict my creativity.
Over the
last few weeks I have been reading a lot and reflecting upon my interests. I
have made a decision to go back to Spain solely on my gut feeling. Of course it is once in a lifetime
opportunity to go live in the magical city of Sevilla in Andalucia but more
than that; it feels right in my heart. Because I have decided to go back it
means I have to prepare a lot of paperwork such as my long term student visa. I
am not looking forward to doing all the busy work and paying all that money.
Unfortunately, for me there is no way around it and I have to prepare
everything little by little. I had the appointment at the consulate for
tomorrow but that is not going to work out because I was not able to get the
medical clearance I needed. It’s ok! I took a deep breath and realized that it’s
meant to happen that way. I rescheduled for the following week so I have more
time to prepare. The worst thing I could do is show up and be unprepared; waste
my time and waste the consulate’s time. Next week I will have everything in
order and I will feel great! I won’t receive my visa until October but that is
ok because I didn’t think it would be possible for me to get back to Spain any
sooner than mid October either way. I will keep calm and carry on..=