Calabria

25 Nov

Calabria

Thankfully Julio stayed the next hour and some, he took over every conversation which was fine. I had the chance to let this place sink in. A small concrete building. Large metal doors with bolt closures. Junk everywhere. No bathroom. No shower. Electricity, thankfully, but no heat. Random clutter on every countertop. Cats also on every counter, jars of olives and other concoctions piled on the dirty floor. Imagine my face as Im taking this in.
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Salerno

24 Nov

What a gorgeous morning! I found the most beautiful sea-front town with the sun shining and the weather about 85 degrees. I found a rock jetty where the Italian fishermen were fishing and chatting. I sat down and I must have seemed quite the spectacle… shades on, pant legs rolled up, toting a hefty pack and painting watercolors amongst the rocks and dudes. The guy in front of me called “ciao!” and asked me in italian “pesce?”
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Cinque Terra

24 Nov

After Spain I headed to cinque terra, ITALY! The town I stayed in is called RioMaggiore… it was fairy tale like. The town was located right on the Meditteranean, snuggled between sheer cliffs and caves along the coast.
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Mallorca

23 Nov

Mallorca

I spent three weeks in Mallorca; it was relaxing, invigorating, and totally beautiful! The farm was exactly what the pictures were… and the family who ran it and workers were kind and offered some insightful conversations. (more…)

Valencia

23 Nov

After Mallorca Kyle and I parted ways and I went back to Valencia, Spain to hang out with Adam for the weekend. As you can imagine, we had a fantastic time just wandering about the city and running into so many cool people.

Milano

22 Nov

“If no ones here that would be finnneee,” my song in my cabin of the overnight train to Napoli. My feet are cold and dinner was a yogurt, some granola, and a chunk of dark chocolate. Mmmm. I was feeling homesick tonight. And just when I think traveling on my own is boring and blah, a concert starts up at the Milano Centrale Train Station! A huge stage is set up in one of the wings, and tons of people are all hoarding in to see the concert. Who knew November 25 was women violence awareness day?
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24th Birthday on the Farm

2 Nov

24th Birthday on the Farm

Hey from Mallorca! I just wanted to write a mass THANK YOU
to everybody who sent me birthday wishes! I had an amazing birthday.

This is how it went…
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Barcelona

14 Oct

Barcelona

Barcelona. The weather, the pace, the beach, the whole scene makes me think of southern california. We walked down to the beach from our hostel off Las Ramblas. Tons of people were surfing, windsurfing, hanging on the beach with a 40, a dog, or a guitar. THIS IS MY KIND OF PLACE. The drowned rats I could do without, but you take the bad with the good, right? Communicating in Spain is much easier than in France – I actually understand what is going on. I’m still pretty intimidated to speak spanish to the spanish speakers, especially when I have to start the conversation.
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Asilah

12 Oct

Asilah

Our voyage to Tangier (the Moroccan port city) from Algecieras, Spain was long and tiring.

To start, we took an overnight train from Barcelona to Algecieras. Kyle, Scot, and I slept in a cabin with a Moroccan man who laughed at Scot when he mentioned we were going to Morocco. The he says “They will cut off your head and put it in coos-coos!” WHAT?!
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Paris

11 Oct

Paris

Hey! It’s 4 am! Let’s go to FRANCE!
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