The World With Lizzy

¡Hola mis guapos! Last week I flew to Spain with 5 girls from my Spanish class and I must say Barcelona lives up to all the expectations derived from the Ed Sheeran song. The 5 days we were there offered so much culture and excitement, not the place for a relaxing long weekend if you ask me. First of all, I should mention where we stayed. Since we were a bunch of 18 year olds looking for a week of clubbing we decided to stay in a hostel called Sant Jordi Alberg. This a HUGE contrast to the quiet hotel we stayed in last year in Mallorca, but it gave us exactly what we bargained for. We made so many friends from all across the globe, from Brazil, Australia, Puerto Rico, and we went out every. single. night. Despite the hangovers, we managed to do the essential tourist must-sees. Being the crazy Gaudí fan that I am, I'm obliged to talk about the architecture. I actually spoke to someone staying at the hostel who was studying architecture who told me he hated Gaudí because, as ...

Good evening readers (of which there probably aren't many), My name is Lizzy and I'm the definition of your average 18 year old girl who dreams of travelling. I've just finished a drastic couple of years doing A-levels, but now I'm working three jobs to earn money to fund the journeys I've got planned for 2018. The bottom line is that I didn't get into my first choice of University and I was surrounded by my private school friends who got exactly what they wanted. Effectively, although it was what I was expecting, I felt like my world was falling apart. I hadn't got a back-up plan and for once I couldn't see the path ahead of me. It was terrifying to say the least, but my two older brothers convinced me it wasn't the end. They told me that I've still got so much going for me and no matter what my grades were I have to make the most of this year. With this advice I thought about how everyone else is going off to do what they want to do but that ...