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Jet Lag, for real

Even after two days at home, I still can’t seem to find my place in this time zone. Jet lag has worn me out. So please allow me to simply share three photos from our travels that make me smile each time I see them.     (What it must have...

Day 3

We took a tour via a rooftop bus, an adventure that was both hot and informative. The main stop was Gaudi’s jaw-dropping La Sagrada Familia, noted in Lonely Planet as “a symphony of religious devotion.” Not an understatement. Begun in 1882 and still...

7.6.14 Barcelona, Beer Toasts and Friends

Eliza’s been here seven weeks and made some incredible friends. How wonderful for me that I got to meet four of them this afternoon, walking together through Naked Man Park, laughing and toasting over Barcelona beers. How immediately I loved these...

7.15.14 Arriving in Barcelona

  I couldn’t sleep on the plane I was so excited to land in Barcelona. Who doesn’t dream of a getaway to Spain? But for me there was more. I knew this would happen the moment Eliza got out of class and made her way to Placa de Catalunya, where...

How could I not?

The decision to support your daughter’s Study Abroad can be a difficult one for Moms and Dads back home. You want her to experience a broader world, yes. But there is so much worry. So much distance. And so much time apart. One click on a photo in Eliza’s...

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