Ding-Dong "Welcome to Spain"

Standing in a dark hallway across the Atlantic. Not exactly what I'd planned.

Desperately, I hit the light switch, waiting for a response from the bulb overhead. Once, twice...ten times, still nothing. My shaking hands hold foreign keys searching for the seemingly non-existent lock. With little hope I press the light switch one more time, at that moment a smiling face emerges from a wonderful light behind the door. "Jennifer, that switch is the doorbell," my new host-mom says with a chuckle.

Like it or not, I've announced myself to Spain...or at least to the slightly irritated barrio (neighborhood)  :p

I'm having a great time in my first week! Thank you for the nice comments! The picture is from the window of my new family room. It's cloudy but if you look close the Rock of Gibraltar is in the background. Nine miles beyond is the coast of Morocco :)

Hasta Luego!

Biking 3000 miles across the U.S., maid of honor for my less-than-legal hermanita (little sister), professional toy store vendor and Latin dance enthusiast. What else could a girl possibly add to that o-so impressive resume?

Ideas of a "real job" or grad school have been tossed around but which one of those would guarantee me 24 hour access to my ears' favorite sound, the Spanish language. After a year 1/2 of saving, thanks to the flourishing family business, I'm finally able to move abroad and live out a life-long dream.  I'll be Au Pairing/teaching English/doing any job I can get...minus dancing on street corners (although I'll be dancing as much as humanly possible) during my time on the beautiful Costa del Sol.  Twirling to Spanish beats will no doubt be time consuming but I'm looking forward to staying in touch. Soooo, stop by my page once in a while, let me know what you're up to, maybe learn a little Spanish and hopefully leave with a beautiful sonrisa (smile) :)