Whenever people ask me what I want from life and what I want out of my future my quick response has always been "to be happy". Happiness has been something that has been on my mind a lot these past few weeks. What makes me happy? What will it take for me to be truly … Continue reading happiness
Category: Living Abroad
We're young and we have our whole lives laid out in front of us. There is plenty of time to settle down and start a career, but right now we don't have to be tied down to anything. These are the years to learn about this wonderful world we live in, learn about who we … Continue reading Live for now
24 hours ago I was leaving for work... 7 am.::. And now I am just returning home from the disco/nightclub... ALSO 7 am . (I actually woke up 25 hours ago.. How am I still upright? It's a miracle) but I felt a strong desire and inspiration to write this post. It's crazy how much can happen … Continue reading 24
what blogging means to me... So today I was just thinking about my blog and decided that I wanted to write what this blog really means to me... the whole reason I started this blog was just as a way to write about everything I've been experiencing and share this journey of living abroad and getting to … Continue reading what this blog means to me
http://mashable.com/2014/07/08/barcelona-time-lapse-flow-motion/#:eyJzIjoiZiIsImkiOiJfcWkyc2QxZ3FnbTJna3QwYSJ9 I recently happened across this awesome time lapse video of Barcelona. (Link above)...but seriously it's incredible watch it. This city is wonderful, filled with history, culture and so much energy. I feel so lucky to be living in a city like Barcelona. It still blows my mind every day that not only am I … Continue reading Magical Barcelona
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
"what's next?" "what's your plan?" "when are you moving home?" "when are you getting a real job?" These are the questions that people keep asking me ... Questions I have no clue what the answer is, and questions that quite frankly scare the hell out of me. I know I need to start thinking about my future, … Continue reading “What’s next ?”
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.
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