After many hours of flying, I was exhausted but so excited. I was ready to get dressed and start exploring the streets of Barcelona! The minute I saw the beauty of the city, I fell in love.
The first day was very exciting. I had an outfit planned out since weeks before that I was dying to wear. When we got to the restaurant, my mind was racing with thoughts about how the trip could possibly be. After a bit of eating, all the excitement was overthrown by my body’s exhaustion. I was crashing. And as much as I wanted to stay awake, I definitely struggled and would fall asleep.
Our visit to Park Güell was amazing, the entire time I just kept thinking how much my mom would enjoy seeing everything in the park. I ended up taking lots of pictures because I could already see her taking millions if she were there.
On the second day, visiting the Gothic Quarter, Picaso Museum, and La Sagrada Família was really a dream come true. All 3 are things that I had been learning about since I was younger, and never did I imagine that I would be there seeing it in person. The one thing that was not the best was all the walking, my feet and legs hurt too much. I also really enjoyed that as a group, we all decided to hang out that night, and how certain events caused us to see just how close we all really are.
On the third day, I will admit waking up was very difficult. I was running on very little sleep but I was still very excited for the day. Our visit to the winery was beyond beautiful! But because many of us had little sleep and basically no breakfast, that cava hit a bit too hard. We then went to Sitges and got to enjoy the most beautiful day at the beach with everyone. And to end all off, a few of us were able to go see Messi play! Which Barcelona won 2-1!!!
So far my trip has been nothing but incredible and amazing. I have become even closer with the people I thought I was already close to. I have been able to explore and bring out new qualities in me that I didn’t know I had. Like, apparently I am very good at memorizing my way home and to the metro, and I am great at reading maps. Just thinking about going home makes me sad. I definitely miss my family, but I love it here so much.
My Trip to Barcelona, Spain 