This is me in Madrid, Spain.

I've been pretty fortunate to have traveled to two other continents besides North America. My first trip outside of the United States was to Venezuela when I was 8 years old. I didn't go with my parents, but rather with my babysitter and her son, who were like a mother and brother to me. I also went on a cruise with them to the Caribbean, and visited Mexico, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. That was a fantastic time in my life.

Bodeguita Del Medio Bar, Paris, France.

Several years later I went to Europe with my same "adopted" family. We visited Germany, stayed with some friends in Switzerland, got to see Italy and scaled the Alps in Austria (well, sortof anyway.) Since then I've been to the UK, France and Spain. My senior year of college I studied on a term abroad in Seville, Spain. That was one of the best times of my life. I cannot wait to go back to Seville, or Sevilla, it's Spanish name.

In the future, I'd like to visit Australia. I've only heard great things from people who have stayed there. I would also like to spend some time in Amsterdam, and I've also heard fantastic things about Prague, even though the language barrier intimidates me a little. For the same reason, I'm tentative to go to Asia, though I'm told for the most part, everyone there speaks English.

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