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
Category: Wanderlust
So this is what I originally wanted to write about when I got distracted by my thoughts on music.. I have this thing...I'm so... I don't know I can't find the word for it, it's not exactly lazy or unmotivated, I just can never always see something through to the end. I'm not the best … Continue reading Unwritten
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
Sorry I haven't written in a while, sometimes life gets a little in the way. Things have been crazy trying to figure out what my "plan" is... but the thing is I don't have a future plan, and i guess that's okay. But I need a semi- general basic plan of action... but I delve … Continue reading Paris part 2: The city of Love & Rain…
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
I live in Barcelona now. That's something I can say to myself over and over again, yet it still never seems to feel completely real. I have been living here for almost 7 months and there are not enough words in the english language to describe my journey, and my emotions so far (well hopefully through … Continue reading Barcelona.
Okay, so here's the thing... I had a blog for the first 6 months of my time here in Barcelona. But I gave the address to some of my family and friends wanting to share the experience with them. As time went on, and after discussing it with a friend, I began to realize I … Continue reading To start things off…
the Confessions of a Wanderer 