Embracing challenge...

When we left for Madrid I was ready.

Ready for ancient castles that were there when Columbus begged Ferdinand and Isabel to fund a hunch.

And even more ancient walls and aqueducts that had survived the growth and the death of an entire empire.

Things a little more modern, but no less impressive and with still as much history behind their walls.

And new friends, who had only ever been words on a screen for me.

But what I was not ready for was the challenge...

the challenge of speaking a second language in a second place that is so different from the first place where I learned it.

I wasn't ready to pronounce my "c" as a "th" and I certaintly wasn't prepared for "vale" and I've never heard "hasta luego" so many times in one day.

But, in order to learn something new, sometimes you have to jump past what was old and embrace the challenge of moving forward and pushing yourself in a new direction.

Spain was beautiful and it was great to meet a new friend and I'm definitely going to enjoy the inspiration I found while I was there, but it's back to life and I haven't forgotten about Margie and Me.

Tomorrow?
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Enjoy your weekend!