I'm Here!

Today is my second day in Veracruz, and it's more than I ever could have expected. I don't know how to describe it. I love it all: the food, the people, the heat. It is different than anywhere I have ever been, and so perfect just because of that. It is complete sensory overload, and I honestly don't understand everything people say to me. I know I took 4 years of Spanish, but it's hard! I feel like I have a good start though, because I am able to understand a little bit of everything. Culture shock is amazing, such a crazy feeling. I feel so out of my element, but I looove it! I don't have a cell phone yet, I don't know anybody. I don't even have any local currency yet, but it doesn't matter. I have a wonderful family, I couldn't have asked for better. My sister, Nora, is soo sweet. My parents are awesome, my cousins are so nice. And Liz is great too! I honestly have no words other than awesome, wonderful, amazing. There are no words to describe it, and there is no way I will ever do justice to this place, or the feeling of culture shock. It's like free falling- you have no control over it, and it is incredibly exhilerating. I have entered a new, different, crazy world, and it only took me around 6 hours to get here. You think that somewhere so close cannot possibly be so different, but it is. People are different, customs are different. The way I greet people is different, the climate is different. I am literally sweating all the time, but so is everyone else. I will have to get used to the spicy food, but hey, I'm going to try everything. This is going to be one crazy year, and I truly can't wait to see what is in store!