A lot of things have been happening these past few days. All of them both fun, exciting and at the same time scary. I have finally stopped ignoring the fast coming future and have officially decided to *try* to stay in Spain for another year. I have started applying for jobs in barcelona but also … Continue reading planning
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Returning home from a wonderful trip is always difficult, but I'm lucky enough to be returning home to a place like Barcelona. It's weird, Barcelona really feels like home to me... But I mean I have been living here for 9 months.. so it really is home. But it showed me how happy I am … Continue reading Post-Travel positive vibes
So I haven't had much time to write because I've just been trying to do and see as much as posible. I'm inmersing myself fully in the city as much as I possibly can. I love traveling so so much and this week has made me fall in love with it even more. (and even more … Continue reading Thoughts from a train
Greetings from the country side of spain (via train)... This week is semana santa in spain which is basically their spring break, so that means no school & one week vacation from work. What a glorious thing. So for a glorious 9 days I will be traveling through spain & Portugal. I am so excited to … Continue reading semana santa travels
Living abroad has it's fair share of bad days... but i've discovered a great method of helping myself out of that funk...yesterday the answer was donuts. For me getting through a bad day is a difficult thing, especially living abroad. You don't have a huge support system. Most of the friends that you do have, are … Continue reading Sometimes a donut is the answer.
There is something magical about exploring a new place. Getting a taste of a new culture, new food, and new people. Looking around at buildings you've never seen before, hearing a new language, a new accent. Something so different yet sometimes it can still feel so familiar. I did not travel much growing up but … Continue reading Travel
The thing that can be difficult about living in a foreign country is being constantly surrounded by a foreign and unfamiliar language (especially here in Barcelona where they speak Catalan, not Spanish...and no the languages are not all that similar) But then again that is the most exciting thing about living abroad. But there are … Continue reading Finding Comfort in Coffee & Books
Living abroad in a foreign country it can be difficult making friends, but these people you meet can turn out to be some of the best friends you've ever made in your life. The good thing about being in a foreign country is when you first arrive you know no one. In order to make … Continue reading the people you meet
I've had such a case of writers block lately. I started a few different new post and just was never able to write more than a few sentences. But then i remembered my whole point with this blog is being open and honest and that maybe I shouldn't overthink it and just write what comes … Continue reading “Real” life?
So this past weekend I went to Paris, for my first time. I was so excited to go to Paris, it is a city that everyone says so many great things about, and one of those cities you feel like you have to see at least once in your life. I don't really understand what … Continue reading A weekend in Paris part 1 : surprises, surprises and more surprises
the Confessions of a Wanderer 