My Final Week – A Turn Back To Reality (pt. 1)

Wow have these last few weeks flown by! It’s been an incredibly bittersweet last couple of days thinking about my return back to the U.S., but I’m leaving Spain with incredible experiences, new connections, and a lot of emotions. I think I have a better sense of self and learned that I am capable of doing a lot of things outside of my comfort zone. Being placed in a situation to speak only in Spanish not only pushed me to reach past my speaking limits but it bettered it in the process.

In my last couple weeks of work, I’ve reflected a lot about what I’ve done and what social work in this area consists of here in Madrid. Many of which deals with a lot of in-person work as well as telephonic. The majority of people that reach out for assistance almost always reach out telephonically because many people either don’t have access to cars or leave outside the central part of the city. And although public transportation in Madrid is amazing, it can still be quite difficult for those that don’t have access to it from a distance. It’s amazing to see all the work the people in my organization have done. The roles each person plays are crucial and important to provide the best assistance possible for the immigrants who are in need of resources. Also being able to see everything first hand has shown me that it’s hard work and takes a team effort to make the process for them flow in a better direction.

This is a short but sweet update of work, and another part will come this week talking about some new places l’ve been able to visit 🙂