I woke up to the sound of a dog barking in my ear. Over and over the dog barked and I slowly woke out of my deep sleep to realize it was my iPod alarm going off. Last night I had arrived to my hostel close to 4am from the club and there were two people already sleeping in my bed. I tiptoed back downstairs and asked the host where I was going to sleep. The host charged up to the room filled with twenty-three sleeping bodies and had to find me an empty bed to s...

So my journey began this morning with the lovely Tavis and Becca picking me up bright and early at 5:30am. After discussing the last minute must-sees and deciding to pull the plug on packing my tennis shoes- I was on my way. As I was walking to the check-in counter for Continental Airlines it hit me. I am traveling to Europe. Alone, no plans-no agenda. A rush of fear and excitement hit me all at once. I shook it off and checked into my flight. When I got to ...

I stared at the screen in front of me asking if I would like to confirm my purchase, after another minute I clicked yes. My best friend from college, Julia and I had been planning our trip to Europe together for the past six months. Two years ago, we went to Paris for her birthday so this year we would go back to Europe for mine. We decided on Spain for ten days. Julia lives in New York City so planning this trip has been difficult with the time change of the Ea...