Growing up in south Florida I thought I knew what paradise was. I've
been on several cruises around the Caribbean and I've even been to
Hawaii, but I don't think I ever fully experienced Paradise until I
arrived in Dubrovnik.
Picture mountains to the east and the Adriatic Sea to the west, with beautiful terracotta roofs all in between.
I
am living in a 3 story flat right outside the city in a little town called Lapad. I live in the
bottom flat, the owners live in the middle, and the top flat was turned
into a hostel. The picture below is of the steps from my back porch that leads to the harbor. It is perfect, especially for right now when I don't know
anyone. I am able to go up to the hostel whenever I want and meet all
of the traveling guests. One night there was an entire turnover of the
hostel guests and it couldn't have been a more perfect group. There were
3 Canadians, 3 Germans, 2 Scots, 1 Australian, and 1 American. Everyone
was either traveling alone or with 1 friend. They proved to me that traveling alone can
be amazing.
Living on the east coast my entire life I was never able to enjoy sunsets. Now I am able to watch the sun set every night over the beautiful ocean. I am going to try to take a picture of the sunset every night and hopefully put together a collage at the end of my journey.
At orientation on September 16th they
decided to announce that classes don't
start until October 1st. I'm not going to lie, I was really excited for
classes to start and to meet everyone, but a 2 week holiday means 2
weeks of traveling!
My travel plans are:Dubrovnik>Barcelona>Madrid>Valencia>Marseille
