As of today I have exactly 1 week until I am boarding a plane with a one way ticket to Madrid, Spain. Of course this means nerves are starting to go into overdrive and lots of late nights lying awake in bed thinking. Of all the things I think about at night, creating my Spanish bucket list has been the most exciting and, in a sense, soothing. With my nerves going haywire it's nice to be creating this bucket list of things I want to do or experience in Spain. Moving abroad has been a dream of mine since I was a kid and creating this list is helping me look past the fear of the move and keep the excitement alive.
I've been trying to narrow it down to something a bit more realistic and manageable. However, my mind has an active imagination that wants to think I can do absolutely anything and everything. Therefore, this is my current bucket list, exclusively for Spain. It is completely open to revisions. As a matter of fact, it will change at some point, knowing who I am.
Without further ado, my completely awesome bucket list for Spain!
1.Participate in an intercambio (essentially a language exchange).
2. Find a good tapas bar that caters to the locals in Madrid.
3.Attend a Real Madrid football match.
4. Visit La Rioja and some wineries/vineyards in the region (this should not surprise my friends).
5. Visit Granada.
6. Visit the coast and swim in the Mediterranean Sea.
7. Try more than one kind of paella.
8. Participate in La Tomatina.
9. Walk along the gorges in Ronda.
10. Attend the San Fermin "Running of the Bulls" festival in Pamplona. (And maybe run with the other crazy fools?)
11. Visit Córdoba during Cruces de Mayo festival.
12. Make the trip out to Nacedero del Urederro, a national park in Navarra.
13. Visit Barcelona (again).
14. Battle it out with wine in the Batalla del Vino in Haro.
I've been trying to narrow it down to something a bit more realistic and manageable. However, my mind has an active imagination that wants to think I can do absolutely anything and everything. Therefore, this is my current bucket list, exclusively for Spain. It is completely open to revisions. As a matter of fact, it will change at some point, knowing who I am.
Without further ado, my completely awesome bucket list for Spain!
1.
2. Find a good tapas bar that caters to the locals in Madrid.
3.
4. Visit La Rioja and some wineries/vineyards in the region (this should not surprise my friends).
5. Visit Granada.
6. Visit the coast and swim in the Mediterranean Sea.
7. Try more than one kind of paella.
8. Participate in La Tomatina.
9. Walk along the gorges in Ronda.
10. Attend the San Fermin "Running of the Bulls" festival in Pamplona. (And maybe run with the other crazy fools?)
11. Visit Córdoba during Cruces de Mayo festival.
12. Make the trip out to Nacedero del Urederro, a national park in Navarra.
13. Visit Barcelona (again).
14. Battle it out with wine in the Batalla del Vino in Haro.
