Adios Inglés

Send me peanut butter and boxes of macaroni and you will be my hero. Or a six pack of Dr. Pepper will be fine too :)

Hilary Hilsabeck

Villa Universitaria
Avda. Vicente Savall 14-16
San Vicente del Raspeig
03690 Alicante
(Spain)

In other news, I signed my official contract for 'QUIJOTES' today which is an optional program that requires you to speak in Spanish the entire time here. With Americans, when you are traveling, when you are going out, when you are walking to class, EVERY WHERE. The advantages are you are allowed to participate in some exciting, extra activities PAID FOR by CIEE (the study abroad program) and I heard they are trying to organize a soccer game outing to watch Hercules, the Alicante fútbol team. I am excited and happy I did it because my goal is to become fluent and what better way than to speak the language 24/7?? It has been a little difficult today as I tried to explain my horse showing experience to some girls on the bus but the neat thing is, we are all in the same boat! The girls I have hung out with the most here are participating as well which gives me relief. I am allowed to speak in English on 3 occassions: to my family and friends back home. You all are safe and won't have to use Google translate THAT much. On Thursday's after 8 PM and if I am in another country where they don't understand English. I am headed out to get more trips on my bus pass and perhaps wander the streets of the city on such a beautiful afternoon. Stay warm everyone. I'll update again soon! :)

Love,

Hilary