Today is the big day!

I can't believe the day has finally arrived!  I have been so busy with my swimming that I haven't had much time to think about leaving, but now the day is here!

I wasn't feeling too nervous, until around 30 minutes before we left for the airport and I realised I'm about to leave New Zealand, alone, for 3 months!  Now I am very nervous, wondering if I'll make all of my flights, if the food will be good, if there will be a kid kicking my chair.... so many different things are going through my mind!  My family came with me to the airport, which was nice because I thought my sister wasn't going to be able to make it!  I'm going to miss them heaps, it will be so different waking up and not seeing them every morning!

Today was also my last day of school, until I come back of course!  My friends and I got a bit emotional, and I know that I will miss them heaps!  We have agreed to try and update each other around once every two weeks, so hopefully I won't be missing out on too much!  I also won't be seeing all of my friends from the pool, which will be hard!  I'm so used to going to the pool every day and seeing the same people there, so I'll have to do my best to cope!

Not much is happening right at this moment, I'm sitting really close to my gate so I make the flight on time!  Don't want to miss the first one! 

Hopefully I can update in Madrid, as I have around a six hour stop over... fun fun!

I'll miss you all heaps :)

2 weeks left, thoughts and feelings!

Only two weeks left until I leave on this great adventure to Spain, and I'm not sure what to feel!  Of course I feel excited, nervous, and even a bit scared!  Going halfway across the world from where I live, to a country I have never been to with a completely different language, is a big step!  But, NZIIU has made things a lot easier, with the orientation manual describing different ways to cope with these emotions, and my family are also helping by keeping my spirits up!  My host mother in Spain has also been keeping in contact with me, explaining how she has set me up at school and at the local swim club in Vigo, which is amazing! 

My thoughts seem to be all jumbled at this point, I'm always wondering what I will be doing two weeks from now!  Will I be settling in alright?  Will I like the host family?  Will the host family like me? Thoughts like these filter though my mind on a regular basis!  I also think of how well speaking Spanish is going to go for me.  Even though I have learnt it for a few years, I know no learning can compare to being thrown into a country that has their main language as Spanish!  I will try my best to speak as much Spanish as I can, so I hope I don't say things too wrong!

I have mostly finished packing, and my suitcase feels a bit heavy :-/  When I weigh it, I hope it doesn't go over the limit! 

About this blog :)

Hi!!

My name is Kyra Forrest and thanks to the exchange provider NZIIU, I have won a scholarship for an exchange to Vigo, Spain for three months this year!  I will use this blog to update you all on how my life is going, and I'll also post picture of the things I am doing!

Hope you all enjoy :)