{"id":27,"date":"2019-10-01T19:32:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T00:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-gc-fall-2019\/?p=27"},"modified":"2019-10-02T18:21:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T23:21:04","slug":"a-flat-tire-a-busted-thumb-and-an-almost-missed-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-gc-fall-2019\/2019\/10\/01\/a-flat-tire-a-busted-thumb-and-an-almost-missed-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"A flat tire, a busted thumb, AND an almost missed flight."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 28, 2019: Departure from Boston, MA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you look closely, you can slowly see the blood soaking through the bandage \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I think the title pretty much sums up my last day in good ol\u2019 Massachusetts. I arrived at the airport. My mom was sobbing (she\u2019s emotional and dramatic like I am), my dad was tearing up (which he NEVER does), and my sister said goodbye as if I was only leaving for the weekend. I held onto my parents for as long as I could and expressed how much I loved them. Letting me go wasn\u2019t easy for them. They had created this bubble to keep me safe for the last 20 years, that I wouldn’t be able to take with me. As I got in line to go through security, I took one last look at them; and it hit me. I was doing this on my own. I was popping that bubble that I had lived in my entire life. Every possible fear ran through my head. Would I be safe by myself? Would I be able to adapt? What if I didn\u2019t make friends? I didn\u2019t know if I\u2019d be okay. Leaving was just as tough for me as it was for my parents, if not worse.
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7 hours later, I arrived in Madrid. I went through Spanish customs, retrieved my suitcase, and made my way towards the arrival gate. There, I watched as families held up welcome home signs and greeted their loved ones. I missed home already.
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I found a cafe in the airport and sat down. I cried for 15 minutes. I quickly face timed my best friend Laura and she put me at ease. I waited for an hour and then made my way towards the pick-up location. There, I met almost everyone from my program. As I began to introduce myself, I noticed that every single person there (to a certain extent) felt the same as I. It wasn’t until that moment, that I realized that I’d be okay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe even better than okay.
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