My flight was booked a few months ago before I'd gone to Barcelona so I didn't have to worry about prices rising after I'd returned. I'd also sorted out a place to live before I went au pairing. I'm going to be living in a flat with 2 Spanish girls who also go to the uni, it's close to the bull ring which is cool. I'm really looking forward to living with them.
The boring bit that comes with doing a year abroad is the paperwork. It begins at the end of first year and will continue in to the first few weeks of my final year. We've had loads of different documents to sign and send back to Kent, and others to take with us abroad. Luckily all mine is sorted until I get to Granada.
With all my paperwork done I turned to the next obstacle. Luggage.
When I booked my flight I added a suitcase on which Ryan Air charged me £35, when I logged back in recently to add a second one (who can honestly move to Spain with one suitcase?) they wanted to charge £50 for 15kg. Instead, I decided to buy a travelling rucksack, shove my heaviest items in and take it as hand luggage. It will work. Still, one suitcase and a larger than average rucksack is not a lot of luggage considering I'm going to be in Granada until at least July and I'm packing for all seasons (Granada is very cold in the winter). It'll be a challenge since my Dad's car is usually stacked to the brim with everything I own when I go to uni in England. Maybe I should have taken up his offer of driving from Lincolnshire to Granada....
I've started packing early to avoid night-before dramas. Hopefully it'll all soon be done and within the weight restrictions so that I can spend my last days in England relaxing and saying my goodbyes.
I really am excited for what the next year has to offer me - I'd be lying if I said I wasn't absolutely bricking it though!
Besos.
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