Two Weeks Tomorrow!

When people ask about my trip to Spain and I tell them I'm going to Santander, invariably the following thoughts run through their heads:

1."She's going to a bank?!" 

2."Oooh Louis Hamilton!"

3."OMG Jenson Button!"

And 9 times out of 10 they haven't got a clue where the region of Cantabria is "It's in the north west!" "Oooh, so near Barcelona?"  "Errrm...not exactly...in fact, not at all...its the other side of the country!" 

So, one of my aims for this blog is to find out as much as I can about the region and its culture and people in order to, not only educate myself ("OMG Jenson Button!") but to let people know about the beauty of Santander and a kind of "Where to go and what to do" type section!

Anyway...the journey will soon commence!

25 Days To Go

Thought I would try out the whole blog scene for my year abroad! Somewhere for my friends and family to check in and see what I'm up to really! 

I've got twenty five days to go before I leave and I'm pretty much panicking now! So, so much to do before I leave! I've started writing lists of what I need to do before I leave and when I get  there, and what I need to take with me, and let me tell you this, fitting your entire life into 20kgs is not easy! 

I have however, found a very helpful website that seems to have lots of little hints and tips for year abroad placements which is www.thirdyearabroad.com and it has given me all sorts of ideas and things that I wouldn't have even thought of!

Anyway, with twenty five days to go I really do need to get a move on! One thing that I've found is going to be very useful to me is my wonderful birthday present: Amazon Kindle I can get my text books on there and grammar work books for a fraction of the price, definitely one way of cutting down on the weight of my case! 

I'm off to write more lists, and search for a few bits online that could be very useful to take with me!