As promised I’m back with the second half to the post I made last week, but this time I’m covering the things that the United States could learn from Spain. I know that the first half of this series was a little harsh on Spain, but give it a few months and I’ll probably be looking at Spain with rose… Read more →
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you might remember my very first blog post. In it, I wrote about a carnival that I went to with my mom and the spur of the moment rollercoaster ride that reminded me that I get my sense of adventure from my mom. If you haven’t been reading my blog for… Read more →
There’s something about returning to a place that makes you think about who you were the last time you were there. I don’t love repeat travel, because to me there always seems to be somewhere new that I want to go, and I can’t justify visiting somewhere again. But this month, I went back to Greece, a place that mesmerized… Read more →
Be honest for a second, no one’s going to judge you. Do you know where Andorra is? What language do they speak there? There’s a good chance that you did not know the answer to those questions, and that’s okay. I didn’t until I studied abroad in Spain three years ago. Ever since hearing about it, I have wanted to… Read more →
I am such a nostalgia-prone person that I actively avoid situations that may trigger it. I used to cry at the end of every school year, already nostalgic for a time that had only just ended. I can look at an old movie ticket and remember my first date. I used to keep these mementos on display, but for my… Read more →
I used to have a “go big or go home” sort of attitude towards traveling. If I needed to be back at work on Monday, I came home at 4am on Monday morning and went straight to work in my travel clothes. I always tried to maximize my time away, but as I have gotten older and more prone to… Read more →
All through childhood and adolescence, I was an introvert, drawing my energy from solitude. It’s only recently that I have come to identify as an extrovert. I don’t know what exactly caused this change, but now after a long week and stressful week I prefer to talk to or meet friends for dinner or coffee instead of retreat to my… Read more →
So I forgot a few things about Spain, cultural things I mean. It’s strange, but I am experiencing a more noticeable culture shock this time around than when I was studying abroad in Madrid two years ago. Perhaps it is the fact that now I am living in Logroño, a small town compared to booming Madrid, or maybe it is… Read more →
I’ve never been one for inspirational quotes. I find them tacky and usually a little bit like a false epiphany, but I have recently come to feel the meaning behind one of John Lennon’s most famous lyrics. They are words that I have seen all over Tumblr, Pinterest, and on random prints in TJ Maxx, strangely enough. In his song,… Read more →
I have arrived. As with most things in my life, this happened less than smoothly. Because of high winds, we were delayed getting into Los Angeles and consequently missed our connection to Sacramento. The next flight wasn’t for another 3.5 hours, but luckily there were four other AmeriCorps members on my flight so it was a good opportunity for bonding.… Read more →