June 5, 2007 San Antonio, Tx.

I am very much into music and traveling, so if I could write a report that deals with one of the two if not then both it would be an accomplishment.

There is a massive variety of music all over the world, if I could travel to different places and listen to the types of music they have; to write about it would be words that I can't even explain. I would like to travel to Spain, France, Africa, Australia, Brazil, Jamaica, Bahamas, and where ever else life takes me; these are the places I could imagine that would have diverse music. I am interested in what kind of instruments they play, what beats they make up, and how the music goes with the culture. I enjoy listening to all types of music, so to listen to rap in French or to hear the beats of the drums from Jamaican music; it would be an overwhelming feeling. To see how different one culture is compared to my culture as well as others is full of excitement. It's like when you get an award for straight A's or a gold medal for the Olympics, it's WOW!

The Neighborhood Night Out is when we block off streets in the neighborhood and from evening to night we have the neighborhood come together. We enjoy each other company. We dance with the music we have from the live bands and DJ's, we eat good Mexican food, and we have a terrific time. This only happens once a year around August. I really enjoy attending the Neighborhood Night Out because I have the opportunity to meet new people, learn about who lives around me, and hang out with my old friends.

June 4, 2007 San Antonio, Tx.

Have you studied abroad before in Spain? Not I, but coming June 11, 2007 through July 2, 2007 I will. I am still in San Antonio, Texas just wondering about what Spain will be like. I hope I can discover many things that I can not do here in the States. I dream it would be a different world that I would fit in and be welcome. I hope to see the night life and imagine it to be an exciting night. I wish that every night there is always something to do, to see the locals play their music. I want to go to a music store and listen to the styles of music and I want to see and learn the way they dance. I only hope to have a great time and gain from what will probably be the experience of a life-time. I imagine it to be beautiful just like a dream that would come true. I want to see the historic places that I am always reading about. I hope all of Spain will be energetic and Spain would be a place where it makes me fall in love with all the surroundings and sites. I hope the food is amazing, and the people are wonderful; I hope it will be breathtaking and I will take it all in because I will never know when I will be going out of the States again. I could only imagine, but I rather live and see how Spain is with my own two eyes.