I’ve been here for about 2 1/2 months. It is crazy. I have never been so far away for so long. I’ve missed home, some days more than others. I think mostly I just miss the people from home. I have taken for granted the friends I have met in college and I’ve missed them even more than I could have ever imagined. It’s easier to miss my friends from home because we go so long throughout the school year without seeing each other; but the best part is now I know which of these friends I will be friends with for life, so the distance doesn’t matter anymore.

Coming abroad was a good decisions. It’s such a learning experience and there are new challenges, places, and things to experience every single day. I will admit that it is also somewhat lonely. I haven’t met many people that I have truly connected with here. A lot of people are here for all the wrong reasons… well I guess they’re just the wrong reasons to me. Barcelona is the party capitol… probably of the world. And a lot of the kids in my program are here for that reason alone. They go out everyday of the week and they drink themselves into oblivion, and that is definitely not my goal.

However, the opportunity for me to be in Spain and have most of europe easily at my disposal, is unreal. I have already visited Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Northern and Southern Spain, and Morocco. On my list of places that I am still going to hit up are; Belgium, Netherlands, France, England, and Greece. I am so lucky to be given this opportunity to see a lot of the world in a span of a few short months.

I have about a month and half left here. And, while I am excited to be going home because I’ve missed it more than I ever imagined I would, there is still time left for me to embrace all of my opportunities and to make the best of what I have. At the end of the semester I will be traveling for about 3 weeks, and I could not be more excited. Its going to be three weeks of having nothing to worry about except for seeing as much as I can, and learning as much as possible.

That being said… I miss friends and family so much; but I would never give up this opportunity for anything.


next post will be about morocco so stay tuned :)