My first exposure to the city of Oviedo, Spain was watching Woody Allen's 2008 film Vicky, Christina, Barcelona. In the film, a Spaniard by the name of Juan Antonio convinces two girls studying in Barcelona for the summer, Vicky and Christina, to fly to Oviedo with him for the weekend. I have a feeling my experience will be slightly different than theirs, which is probably a good thing. But I do know that I will look back at my time in Spain as an extremely rewarding experience no matter what. I have been immersed in a different culture before, so I feel like I have a little bit of an upper hand when it comes to that. "Culture Shock" is not something I can see myself suffering from when I first get to Spain, so I am ready to dive in head first! Since I am a fluent Portuguese speaker, I don't think I will struggle with the language too much. I do, however, wonder if my knowledge of Portuguese will be somewhat of a hinderance at times. I know that sometimes I will get confused and jumble my Spanish with Portuguese, but over time I am confident that things will get better. I am ready to dedicate myself to gaining fluency in the Spanish language since that is one of the main reasons I chose to do this study abroad. I also plan to not shave the entire time I am in Europe, so I am hoping to come home with a beard similar to that of Zach Galifianakis. Who knows, Oviedo may just become my permanent home if there continues to be Icelandic volcano eruptions!