Getting ready to go to Spain isn't as much getting ready as it is getting bombarded with information, dos and don'ts (mainly dos), and trying to take everything (something?) in without feeling overwhelmed and without nodding off during phytochemistry lectures. (It's warm and dark in the room. It's after lunch. Don't judge me). Everything has been great so far. It's still very hard to know what to expect. Kind of like when Brad Lidge comes in to pitch for the Phillies, except that with Spain, you know it's going to end well.

After arriving at Bucknell on Wednesday night, and attending orientation classes for most of the day on Thursday and Friday, I think it's safe to say the eight of us in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Undergraduate Experience (REU) are anxious to leave for Spain. It has been a fun couple days at Bucknell, getting to know the seven other students going on the trip, meeting our advisors and learning more about the research we will work on in Spain.