The Countdown Begins

Spain or Bust!

In nine days I'll be boarding a plane headed to Spain for a two-week adventure. Thanks to the encouragement of author Rita Golden Gelman, I'm traveling about 5000 miles to the land of tapas, vino tinto, and siestas. I'll spend the first week traveling in the southern towns of Cordoba, Granada, and Seville. My second week will be spent north of Madrid in the somewhat secluded village of Soria at Valdelavilla for a language study.


My renewed passport which I hope to use much more in the next few years



Books on Spain that I've been reading for months now

More on how to volunteer for Vaughantown next time ~
Hasta luego

Melissa :-)

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