So, I’m not sure where I left off on this blog, but I’m definitely not in Barcelona anymore.  However, I still have a lot of stuff to share about my travels in Europe.  I’ll try to make a brief list of the highlights: Getting tapas with my family in Barcelona, Will taking me to dinner…on the Eiffel Tower (kind of a fancy place to take me out I suppose), exploring Roman ruins, venturing into Capri solo for a day without knowing any Italian, taking a low-budget cruise to Croatia and realizing why it was low budget (it was still breath-taking), visiting my family and seeing Mozart’s house in Vienna, and remembering why I love music so much, and finally making it to the one place I knew I had to go, the Alhambra, to stand in the same spot my Grandma stood when she visited many years ago.  It’s hard to sum up the whole experience, but there are a few things I’ve learned.  First of all, most of the food and coffee in Europe is just so good! Second of all, and on that same subject, you cannot confuse or deny the fact that the Euro and the dollar are very different.  Finally, you never know how you are going to react to a situation until you’re thrown into it.  It can be frustrating learning a new language, but that doesn’t mean you will fail.  It can be uncomfortable at first, putting yourself into the hands of a new family, but that doesn’t mean you will stay closed off from them.  Finally, you might encounter people or situations that scare you, but that doesn’t mean you won’t defend yourself.  You never know until you’re there in that moment, dealing with it, how you will react.  That’s when you realize how strong you truly are.