Living abroad is amazing. It's life changing. You get to experience a new culture, learn a new language, meet new people. You do things that you wouldn't typically do. You start living this new, magical and exhilarating life. It truly is incredible. I love living abroad. I realize how lucky that I am … Continue reading Living Abroad: lovely yet lonely.
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sorry for the lack of recent posts & the total disconnect... but it's for a good reason! tomorrow's the big day.. Tomorrow's the day I move to Colombia... I've been packing, preparing, and planning (oh and panicking a bit...) But I know in my heart I'm ready and this is the right step for … Continue reading tomorrow’s the day
I found this journal entry from October 24, 2014 and just felt the need to share it .... These past few days have been rough. Living in a big city it's very easy to feel alone and lost. I am constantly surrounded by people yet I just feel so alone. It's so hard being in … Continue reading October 24 2014
It's all about perspective, isn't it? Social Media has now made it so that everyone out there on the internet, both friends, family and strangers alike can see the most glamorized version of our lives, they can see what we choose to portray. What results in turn is that everything gets somewhat sugar coated, people … Continue reading things aren’t always as they seem…
In a way lately I feel somewhat trapped between two lives. Both here and there, yet not really totally in one place at all. Trapped between the life that I had back in Barcelona, and this life that I came home to here in New York. It's no secret that adjusting to life back home after … Continue reading neither here nor there
As the title suggests my disappearance, and lack of writing has really been due to the fact that I've been working on getting myself back together and focusing on myself right now... If you follow my blog, you know I'm going through a bit of a rough patch and struggling a bit with my depression … Continue reading the road to recovery
One of the harsh realities of living abroad, is that the world does not stop spinning. While that might sound like a stupid and incredibly obvious statement to make (because of course, duh... time continues and the world does keep going no matter if I'm here or there)... sometimes the actual reality of this is … Continue reading the passing of time
In order for the next chapter in my life to start, the current one must come to an end. And both accepting that and moving forward with it is something I have been struggling with, but I am accepting it and instead of viewing it as an end, viewing it as a new beginning. This … Continue reading It’s the end, but also the beginning
The night of San Joan by far is one of my favorite nights in Barcelona. One thing I never tire of living in Spain is that there is always something to celebrate... there is always some sort of holidays, celebrations, parties and happiness. And it's great. It makes living in this great country even greater. … Continue reading La noche de San Joan
In honor of today being national best friend day in the US I've been reflecting a lot on friendships, and the way living abroad affects them. Living abroad affects friendships in many ways, it creates new one, distances old ones but also sheds a lot of light into the strength of certain friendships. For my … Continue reading friendships abroad.