SPAIN

I'm headed to Portugal and Spain for spring break, for three weeks and, obviously, I'm really excited. The map below shows my current plan, but it totally subject to change, particularly the part along the Med Coast - I might hope over to Ibiza, not sure yet.

I'll fly to Lisbon and then my sister will join me the next day. Then we'll take the night train to Madrid. We'll be in Madrid for 3 nights. Then Toledo for 1 night, then Seville for 2 nights. My sister's break is over and she flies back to Rome from Seville. I continue on to Tarifa - the most Southern town in Spain - then Granada, Valencia and Barcelona. I might stop at other coastal towns along the way, but I'm not planning anything. I'm gonna wait and see what kinda student bus pass-y-thingies they have when I'm in Madrid. I think my Spanish might be better than assume - readingwise, but I'm nervous about the accent. Most I've the previous Spanish I've heard spoken is of Latin America.

2009 is the year Callan first goes to countries where she's never studied the language even a little bit - Portugal and the Netherlands (in late July).

I'll keep you updated at the Spain stuff when I'm there, or when I get back either way. Until then I need to finish an essay.