“The more special something is, the more people start to take it for granted. It’s like they think it will never change.” – The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks Today I am leaving Tenerife en route to Prague, Czech Republic. This is the final city on my tour of Spain this summer. Prague is a city … Read more
This week I am in the Canary Islands on the island of Tenerife in the city of Puerto de la Cruz. I was a little reluctant to put this on the itinerary because I hadn’t heard much about it. I was thinking, the Canary Islands sounds like a nice place, but how come I haven’t … Read more
Last night I went to Air Sevilla, an Arabic bathhouse, because I wanted to relax and get a massage. The experience was great and just what I needed. I paid 50 euros for a 30-minute massage and two hour slot for the various baths. I wore my swimsuit there to minimize the changing process. I … Read more
Today was a good day. I’m in Sevilla and loving it! I had a great night’s sleep and woke up around noon. I finished watching the movie I started last night, got dressed and left around 2pm for my afternoon in the city. I immediately went to find something to eat since the afternoon siesta … Read more
Sunday, I left Madrid for a one week stint in Southern Spain. I am traveling alone as my travel buddies, Ana and Kate, opted for an extra week in the Canary Islands. I love beaches, but there was something about these three cities in Southern Spain that I had to see. Granada, Sevilla and Cordoba are popular cities in … Read more
“Be adventurous! Just make sure you understand the language while doing so.“ – Me I’m an adventurous person and am also an adventurous eater. Last night I learned that being adventurous does not always pay off. In the US, I often order food that I’ve never had before or blindly go with the waiter’s recommendation. … Read more
“First impressions are important mainly because too many people put way too much faith in them.” I finally arrived in Madrid safe and sound, but not without the random travel “hiccups”. My first and most important connection through JFK to London was delayed almost two hours due to the traffic congestion. As a result, I … Read more
Just a few days ago, I was so conflicted about what I would do this summer that I almost ended up doing nothing. So how do you go from two wonderful options to nothing? You allow yourself to get paralyzed by fear. Paulo Coelho calls it the Acomodador, or giving up point (see excerpt below). Looking back, I … Read more
So I was all ready to step outside my comfort zone and spend the summer studying Spanish in Madrid and traveling to Eastern Europe for 6 weeks. I had done all the planning and was close to putting a deposit down. Then, this morning I got a call from a business school classmate who was … Read more
