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Ashley, 20, Barcelona
Found this at the exit of the metro. heehee

Found this at the exit of the metro. heehee

Now that I’m 20…
It feels the same. I feel like I have already accomplished so much in terms of fulfilling my dream I had since I was a kid go travel and see the world. I am happy. I am soooo lucky. So lucky I cannot even express it, so blessed with everything I feel the need to thank so many people for this. I cannot believe this whole experience will be over so and I will have to return to my home, but I can say it has definitely shaped a part of me to who I am and will be one day. Corny but I have to say I feel like a citizen of the world now.

This is what your twenties are for — to feel and see as much as you can, to take advantage of not being tied down to anything and anyone and to go balls to the wall with everything that you do. You’re a raw nerve. You hate getting upset over little things, about being constantly unraveled by ignored text messages, parents, grades, and friends, but you have to remember something: you don’t know yourself entirely yet. Before the age of 20, you were mostly under your parents care, a reflection of what was going on around you. You didn’t have the option to make your own choices. You were merely living the life someone set out for you. Being in your twenties allows you to start carving out the life you want for yourself. Everything is on your terms now which seems daunting but is actually liberating. For the first time in your life you’re the boss.

Beautiful Sevilla!!

Finally saw the sun and was able to bust out some summer clothes:)

Sevilla definitely has the spirit of the south, a small (er) town rather than the hustle and bustle of a big city like Barcelona. It is more laid back, and the people are more in tune with life, enjoying all the small things. This place would have been my second choice place to study abroad if I hadn’t chose Barcelona.

The beach in Cadiz was so pretty! We made a day trip out of it, finally have been able to chill out on the beach, haven’t done this since october:O

I think Spring is in the air! Es la Primaveraaaaaaa.

I miss my family!

So excited for my mom to come!! :) Haven’t seen her for 7 months.

me extrano el tiempo calor!! mucho mucho mucho. espero que pudiera llevar pantalones cortos y nadar en el mar. primavera y verano ven aqui pronto pronto!

This pictures were taken in September when we went on a bike tour with API, the weather was so nice! Looking back I this was when I was in Barcelona for only 1 week and I didn’t know anything about the city I would be living in for the next 8 months. Now it’s my second home, and I would do anything to stay even longer. I still haven’t come to terms to returning home in May and at time I can’t even imagine myself back home in the same town. It’s not that I don’t like the US, but Barcelona possesses something that I can’t describe, something that pulls me in, and even on the worst days lets me see the beauty of it. 

Perhaps the only thing I miss about the US: FOOD.

Not that Spain doesn’t have amazing, delicious food. But coming from a Korean background in which half my diet consisted of Korean food, and a phetora of Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Thai, Fusion foods, etc. I am starting to miss the flavors. Spanish food tends to be on the bland side compared to my spicy tongue. 

Besos!