To start, I'm going to be in Europe and Africa for only one month, but I'm going to three countries.
And the first is-- Spain! How exciting, right? It's not my first time in Spain because I went to Seville last year,
But it's still going to be really different because last year I was in the south, this year I'll be in the north.
And the specific reason I'm going to Pamplona I don't want to discuss a lot right now, because it's still
like a little secret that not a lot of people know about. Y'all gotta wait, and I'm sorry but I don't want
to give spoilers. So, yeah. So I wanted to talk a little bit about my expectations, because it's half and half.
The first half is similar, because I already went to Spain, I know the country pretty well. And also it's going to be
during the same season, winter. But also it's going to be a little different because I don't know what to expect,
because this time I'll be in Pamplona, which is really close to Basque country, where they don't just speak
Spanish, but also Basque. And I've never had contact with Basque. So I think it'll be really interesting, and
maybe I could learn a little bit. Just a little bit, because I know it's not very similar to Spanish.
I don't know a lot about that language, but I do know that it's real complicated. We'll see what happens.
And speaking of the unknown and different, this time I'm not only going to stay in hostels, but also with
Couchsurfing. I'm going to stay with a girl named... I don't remember her name right now but she's very kind
And the other half I'm going to stay in hostels. So there's a lot of similar and a lot of unknown. I think it's going to
be really interesting for me. At the moment, I intend to upload a video everyday of me, just speaking Spanish
like a diary, to my IG account elyssespeaks. If you still haven't followed it, it's elyssespeaks! Follow me please
because I'm always uploading videos and posts. Follow me, why not? But yeah, I think that that's
everything about my trip to Spain, but Elysse, where are you going after?
Well, I'm going to Morocco! It's my first time in Morocco, my first time in Africa,
so I'm very excited to do it. Also it's the first time I'm going to travel with my sister,
Mary, outside of family vacations. So, I don't think... I don't know what's going to happen,
but yeah, I'm very excited. I've never been to a French-speaking country, so it's my first time, once again...
There's a lot of new. But, I believe in myself, and I've studied French for a long time, so I'm not scared.
And further, my sister Mary speaks Arabic, and well, I know it's not the right dialect, because in Morocco they
speak Darija, and I don't know Darija and neither does she. But, I know that in Tangier it's really common to
speak Spanish because it's very close to Spain. So we'll be fine.
But yep, that's all: one week, with my sister, in Morocco, two cities, that's fine with me.
what the fufckvjllv
and lastly I'll be in..... GERMANY! Yay!!
I'm only going to stay one week in Germany, but that's enough for me. It's my first time in Germany, but
you all know that since October I've improved my German a lot.
and with that I feel pretty prepared and I think that I can chat with German people.
Maybe y'all find my combination of countries a little weird. Spain? Morocco? Germany? What are you doing, Elysse?
The way I plan my trips is a little complicated, because I choose the countries that are the cheapest.
So I'm going to stay 2 weeks in Spain, then I'll fly to Morocco because it was the cheapest, then I'll
be in Germany because it was the cheapest, and so on and so forth. So,
so you all understand my process. That's how I can visit a lot of countries, but this time I'm only going to visit 3
countries, and I think that's enough. That's more than enough. So in Cologne I'll stay in hostels again, but I'm
also going to do Couchsurfing there. So in Cologne there'll also be a lot of opportunities to meet new
people, and to practice my languages, so I'm really looking forward to that too.
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Oh! And I still haven't mentioned. In Cologne I'm also going to go to some MundoLingo events, fortunately
Cologne is one of the MundoLingo cities. That's really exciting because it's my first time with Mundolingo,
so yeah, I can't wait. Oh, and i also wanted to visit my
friend Svenja. She's German and lives in Mannheim, I think. But now I don't think it's so likely
because she's really far from me. I'm only going to stajksdcis--- I'm only going to stay for a week,
so I don't want to feel chaotic or pressured. Aaaaand yeah, I think that was it.