3 ways Spain
has influenced my life
1. While
walking along Las Ramblas with Abra on our aforementioned college students
backpacking around
Europe trip, we found the
inspiration for the tattoo we would get to commemorate our trip.
It was the various moonscapes of the
many spray paint artists along the street which motivated us to create a
tattoo of a world with wings. It displays
Europe
most prominently and rests on my back with beautiful wings on either side.
It was this tattoo that inspired me to get more tattoos of my various
trips and travels. Though this only lasted through one more trip, Semester
at Sea, for which I got waves surrounding the world. It simply became
impossible to pay tribute to every place I traveled. I’d have run out of space
quickly.
2. My
novel, What We Let Go, is largely influenced by my
Europe
trip.
It is set in
Spain
and includes several scenes which were first created by Abra and I in
Spain,
including a train strike somewhere between
Spain
and
France, a
few curious hostel incidents and one incredible night of dancing.
It has been amazing to relive those days full
of awe and wonder while writing my novel and I am grateful to have the
material.
3. I consider my trip in
Europe
the catalyst for the rest of my traveling life in a sense. It was the first
trip I took without my folks and the first budget traveling I ever did.
I fell in love with the idea of moving,
taking trains, staying in hostels, exploring museums and gardens and generally
living life on a whim. There is no better way to do it!
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