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drag...Rome, Italy.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blog-2.jpgblog 2Red busses driving through Picadilly. London, England.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blog-9.jpgblog 9Picture Perfect. Toledo, Spain.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blog-8.jpgblog 8Colors of the Grand Canal. Venice, Italy.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blog-7.jpgblog 7Walk to the Torre Giralda, lined with orange trees. Sevilla, Spain.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blog-6.jpgblog 6Lovely flower stand at a market in Thessoloniki, Greecehttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blog-5.jpgblog 5Cathedral peeking through the trees in Salamanca, Spain.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blog-3.jpgblog 3View from the Ponte Vecchio. 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Caitlin, and me proudly walking through O'Hare, ready for the adventure to come!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/spain-collage-1.jpgspain collage 1Bocadillo de Jamón Ibérico and a Fanta Limón, my favorites!2016-09-21T18:06:03+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/02/01/mi-casa-es-su-casa/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/023-3.jpg023 (3)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-3.jpgphoto 3The dining roomhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-3-1.jpgphoto 3 (1)My bathroomhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Kitchenhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-2-1.jpgphoto 2 (1)My bedroom!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-1-1.jpgphoto 1 (1)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-1.jpgphoto 1My Madre, Teresa with a Spanish cake 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weekend!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/blog-3a.jpgblog 3aAyuntamientohttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/blog-2a.jpgblog 2aCiudad Monumental (photo cred: Alec Mortensen)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/blog-1a.jpgblog 1aPlaza Mayor (photo cred: Alec Mortensen)2016-09-21T18:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/02/10/no-planes-missed-trains-should-have-taken-an-automobile/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/034.jpg034https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/segovia-collage.jpgsegovia collagehttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-3-61.jpgphoto 3 (6)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-3-6.jpgphoto 3 (6)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-5-3.jpgphoto 5 (3)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/007.jpg007https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-5-11.jpgphoto 5 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Sardanahttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/barca-2.jpgbarca 2https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/barc-12.jpgbarc 12https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/barca.jpgbarcaLa Sagrada Familiahttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/barc-2.jpgbarc 2Homemade mango/coconut juice!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/barc-14.jpgbarc 14Las Ramblashttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/la-boq-collage.jpgla boq collagehttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/barc-9.jpgbarc 92016-09-21T18:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/03/25/mini-adventures-in-caceres/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/fdap-2.jpgfdap 2The group with our Spanish friend, María!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/campo-8.jpgcampo 8https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/campo-7.jpgcampo 7Enjoying family time!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/campo-2.jpgcampo 2With Fernando and Elena, two of the grandkidshttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/fdap-1.jpgfdap 1La Fiesta de la Primaverahttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/merc-1.jpgmerc 1Fresones: extra large fresas, strawberries!2016-09-21T17:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/04/07/little-spanish-chef/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-5-2.jpgphoto 5 (2)Viola!!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-4-3.jpgphoto 4 (3)Almost done!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-3-2.jpgphoto 3 (2)I also didn't do this...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-2-4.jpgphoto 2 (4)Fake out--I wasn't that good at mashing them...Teresa got back to work before I burnt anythinghttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-5-1.jpgphoto 5 (1)Finally something I can do: mash and stir the potatoes!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-4-2.jpgphoto 4 (2)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-3-1.jpgphoto 3 (1)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1-3.jpgphoto 1 (3)Look at how hard I am working2016-09-21T17:48:05+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/04/23/viva-madrid-holy-toledo/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mad-7.jpgmad 7Someone is looking a little nervous before digging into his extremely fresh and whole fish...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tol-6.jpgtol 6Cervantes and Ihttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tol-2.jpgtol 2Toledo, Spainhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mad-2.jpgmad 2Our wonderful Saturday afternoon hosts!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tol-1.jpgtol 1https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140417-103818.jpg20140417-103818.jpgGorgeous rooms of the royal palace in Madridhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140417-103629.jpg20140417-103629.jpghttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140415-085938.jpg20140415-085938.jpghttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140412-112959.jpg20140412-112959.jpgSo excited to visit Toledo!2016-09-21T17:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/05/02/299/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/7.jpg7https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sevilla-collage-3.jpgsevilla collage 3https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sevilla-collage-2.jpgsevilla collage 2I am an old pro. 2010 and 2014.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/61.jpg6https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/6.jpg6https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sev-collage-1.jpgsev collage 1While I look scared out of my mind, I was having a great time!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sevilla-collage-5.jpgsevilla collage 5Third wheel photohttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sev-14.jpgsev 14Our favorite picture in the cathedral--another photo credit to my mom!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sev-12.jpgsev 12Photo credit to my momhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sevilla-collage-4.jpgsevilla collage 4First day of school with the Barrington girls in 2010 and visiting again in 2014.2016-09-21T17:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/05/08/old-friends-greek-food-and-a-misread-boarding-pass/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ss-1.jpgss 1Accidental Barcelona trip and fabulous new beach towels to show off!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ss-10.jpgss 10Impromtu picnic on the floor of the airport in Rome while our flight was 2 1/2 hours late.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gre-5.jpggre 5Lunch next to the sea...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gre-6.jpggre 6https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gre-3.jpggre 3Boat ride in the Thess harbor--off of the Aegean Sea!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gre-8.jpggre 8Carly, Marco, and me checking out the Greek sunset from the top of the White Tower.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gre-7.jpggre 7Thessaloniki, Greece 2016-09-21T17:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/05/22/accidental-valencia/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ss-11.jpgss 11We came across a bridge lined with flowers while exploring!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ss-6.jpgss 6Mercado Central in Valenciahttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/val-collage-2.jpgval collage 2First and last beach day of the weekhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/val-collage.jpgval collageThe City of Arts and Scienceshttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ss-2.jpgss 2Exploring Valencia for the day!2016-09-21T17:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/05/30/shes-a-day-tripper/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/group-1.jpggroup 1https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sal-7.jpgsal 7Plaza Mayor, Salamancahttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sal-10.jpgsal 10The group in Salamancahttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mer-16.jpgmer 16Diana's Templehttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mer.jpgmerhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mer-8.jpgmer 8Roman Theater in Méridahttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/truj-20.jpgtruj 20Photo cred to Renea, who came too!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/truj-7.jpgtruj 7Trujillo, Spainhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/truj-1.jpgtruj 1Posing in front of Francisco Pizarrohttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/truj-3.jpgtruj 3The countryside of Trujillo and some ruins in the background2016-09-21T17:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/06/08/italian-adventure-part-one/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ven-21.jpgven 21We decided that this was our favorite bridge in the entire city.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ven-20.jpgven 20Venice at Twilighthttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ven-16.jpgven 16Bridge of Sighshttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ven-18.jpgven 18Full view of the campanile in the plaza!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ven-91.jpgven 9Taking in the sights on the Grand Canalhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mil-1.jpgmil 1https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mil-8.jpgmil 8https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mil-9.jpgmil 9https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mil-3.jpgmil 3Milan at Midnighthttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/italy-collage-1.jpgitaly collage 12016-09-21T17:24:55+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/06/29/italian-adventure-part-two/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rome-1.jpgrome 1St. Peter's Basilica in the backgroundhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rome-8.jpgrome 8Making a wish with a coin into the Trevi Fountainhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rome-13.jpgrome 13This photo cost me 5 euro...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rome-7.jpgrome 7What a spectator would have seen in the days of Spartacus...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rome-5.jpgrome 5https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/flor-10.jpgflor 10Firenze (Florence), Italiahttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/flor-16.jpgflor 16New friends from California in Florence!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/duomo.jpgduomoSanta Maria di Fiorehttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/flor-7.jpgflor 7The four of us on the Ponte Vecchio 2016-09-21T17:20:27+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/07/12/my-tips-and-tricks-to-a-great-semester-abroad/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pinterest.jpgpinteresthttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/traveling.jpgtravelingAnother day, another train ride!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/seg.jpgsegMaking friends with locals is always memorable! Segovia, Spainhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/paella.jpgpaellaAuthentic Paella Valenciana in Valencia!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/caceres.jpgcaceresCáceres, Spain https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mom-and-dad.jpgmom and dadFat Tire Bike Tour Barcelona!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/welcome-to-barcelona.jpgwelcome to barcelonaWhat we missed at the Magical Fountains of Montjuïc. Photo courtesy of welcome-to-barcelona.com2016-09-21T16:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2014/09/07/settling-in-travel-lodging-options-that-dont-break-the-bank/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/airbnb-collage.jpgAirbnb Collagehttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hostel-collage-2.jpghostel collage 2https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hostel-collage.jpghostel collage2016-09-21T16:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/01/17/ciao-firenze/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/flo-1.jpgflo 12016-09-21T16:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/03/18/fabulous-florence/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-181.jpgphoto (18)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-5.jpgphoto 5https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-5-2.jpgphoto 5 (2)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-3.jpgphoto 3https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-2-2-e1426698978935.jpgphoto 2 (2)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-1-2.jpgphoto 1 (2)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-1-1.jpgphoto 1 (1)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-18.jpgphoto (18)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-2-1.jpgphoto 2 (1)2016-09-21T16:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/03/24/back-to-my-italian-roots/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cooking-collage1.jpgcooking collagehttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cooking-collage.jpgcooking collagehttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-25.jpgphoto (25)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-4-3.jpgphoto 4 (3)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-3-4.jpgphoto 3 (4)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-2-4.jpgphoto 2 (4)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-1-4.jpgphoto 1 (4)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/18.jpg18https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/14.jpg14https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/11.jpg112016-09-21T16:21:50+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/03/31/a-little-bit-of-heaven-cinque-terre/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-27.jpgphoto (27)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/photo-23.jpgphoto (23)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/141.jpg14https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/13.jpg13https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/111.jpg11https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/101.jpg10https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/9.jpg9https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/8.jpg8https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/71.jpg7https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/61.jpg62016-09-21T16:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/05/04/a-grecian-summer/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/gre-2.jpggre 22016-09-21T16:20:42+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/06/02/its-all-greek-to-me-literally/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5400.jpgIMG_5400I haven't had much time to work on my tan...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5402.jpgIMG_5402https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5354.jpgIMG_5354Strolling on the Paralia (waterfront) 2016-09-21T16:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/06/09/home-is-where-the-feta-is/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5371.jpgIMG_5371A view of Thessalonikihttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5551.jpgIMG_5551Making you proud, Mom! (Surprise, I'm making pasta!)2016-09-21T16:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/06/30/keep-on-keeping-on/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderProof that I am still alive and enjoying my summer in Greece despite the hardships!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/thess.jpgWatching Greece Developments As Tsipras Calls July 5 Referendum On Bailout DemandsCustomers queue to use an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a National Bank of Greece SA bank branch in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called a referendum on whether Greece should accept the demands of the country’s creditors, the most dramatic move yet in a debt crisis that started five years ago. Photographer: Konstantinos Tsakalidis/Bloomberg2016-09-21T16:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/07/05/athena-athena/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-4-2-e1436098452927.jpgphoto 4 (2)Such an amazing view!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-1-1.jpgphoto 1 (1)The Theater of Dionysus: the God of Wine (personally my favorite ancient Greek God)https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-2-1.jpgphoto 2 (1)I realized this was a great photo angle AFTER slipping and falling in front of hundreds of people...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-5.jpgphoto 5https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/photo-2.jpgphoto 22016-09-21T16:17:52+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/07/22/back-to-barcelona/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6118.jpgIMG_6118Look at our beautiful creation!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6058.jpgIMG_6058In front of a beautiful mosaic at the Catalán Music Hallhttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4.jpg4Our class enjoying our delicious creations!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6115.jpgIMG_6115And do not worry, Maria and I became fast friends!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6090.jpgIMG_6090I could not be left unattended for long...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cooking-class.jpgCooking ClassYes, I put my initials in the gazpachohttps://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6124.jpgIMG_6124Proof that I went on the bike tour, Mom and Dad!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3.jpg3Did you even go to Barcelona if you did not get a picture of the Sagrada Familia?https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2.jpg2Parc della Cuitadella. Which I was NOT allowed to swim in. Even though I was tempted to try anyways...https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1.jpg1Arc de Triumf Barcelona Style2016-09-21T16:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/07/31/the-wheels-on-the-bus/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6178.jpgIMG_6178Low key packed full bus.https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/collage-1.jpgcollage 1https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/collage-2.jpgcollage 2https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5900.jpgIMG_5900https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5899.jpgIMG_5899https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5898.jpgIMG_5898https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5897.jpgIMG_5897https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5877.jpgIMG_5877These two met five minutes before I took the photo!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5875.jpgIMG_5875This is my "It's So Stinking Hot on This Bus and We are Packed Like Sardines" face2016-09-21T16:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://laamericanablog.com/2015/09/20/riding-solo-words-of-advice-for-the-lone-traveler/https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6186.jpgIMG_6186https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/barcelona-collage.jpgBarcelona collageWhich photo is less awkward...?https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/4.jpg4Enjoying our meal as a group after the cooking class in Barcelona!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6053.jpgIMG_6053Some Swedish friends I made on the bike tour in Barcelona!https://laamericanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5964.jpgIMG_5964Ready for another adventure! 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