Change in Travel Plans

For those of you who have been lurking on my Facebook page (aka Facebook stalking me), you've seen now that I'm back in Seattle. I am confirming that I did have a change in my travel plans and I am temporarily in Seattle again. Don't you worry your pretty little heads, though, Colombia is calling my name loud and clear. I'll be headed there next month for 2-1/2 weeks and will surely have an amazing time.

Now, my story back from Spain is a fun one. So I left Salamanca and went to Madrid for a few days (PS pictures and blog update about Madrid is coming your way soon). While in Madrid, my plans to Colombia quicky changed. I found out two days before leaving Madrid that I would be landing in Seattle, not Bogota, after all, and I would have to reschedule my whole trip to one month later than originally planned. I crazily emailed Laura, my manager at Windworks, and begged for some work hours upon my return, just two days away. Then I took my flight back to Philadelphia and prepared to board for Seattle.

Then suddenly (oh, I know the suspense is killing you), the flight was overbooked back to Seattle and US Airways kindly offered me $550 in flight vouchers and a hotel for the night to get bumped to the flight the next morning. Heck, sure, why not? What did I have to get home to so urgently anyway? Pretty much no job, my bed was still going to be there just the same. So sure. Well, the hotel was a great and the next day I headed back to the airport at 5am. Well, it just so happens that once again, the flight was overbooked. I obliged to another $550 flight voucher and hopped a train to the historical district in Philly, where I spent the morning and early afternoon (pics to come from that mini-adventure, too!). That afternoon I caught my flight back to Seattle and was greeted at the airport by my lovely Leslie and then basically went straight to Mexican for margaritas and a reunion with most of my roommates. Lovely :)

I also had a surprise waiting for me upon my return to Seattle. Heather, my bestie that got engaged to Jon while I was gone, asked me to be her Maid of Honor in their wedding next March! I was (and AM) so freaking excited!!

Well, what's on the agenda for the next month? I was able to pick up some Windworks shifts (thanks to Holly and Laura), I have 3 papers to write (12 pages each in Spanish... eeeeek!), surely enjoying some Seattle sun, beach, sailing, hiking, friends, a trip to Yelm to visit the fam, my favorite bars, then my cousin's wedding in Portland, a weekend jaunt to SoCal for wedding dress shopping for Heather, and then Colombia! Oh, and missing Salamanca and all of the people who made it so amazing for me. I miss you all :(

So check for my updates coming soon: Madrid, Philadelphia, and a fun fact blog about cool Salamanca things. That sounds vauge, but it'll be great.

Catch me later :)