114: Days studying abroad in Barcelona
5: Classes taken (travel writing, photography, food culture, Spanish and Historia y Evolución de España y Europa)
1: Awesome Serbian journalist roommate
79: Age of my quirky host mother
4: European articles of clothing purchased (Mango sweater, LCF leather jacket, H&M scarf, H&M sweater)
3: Number of times someone tried to pickpocket me
0: Number of times someone pickpocketed me
10: Pounds gained
342: Metro/bus rides and getting to hear “L7 (in Catalan) – Plaça Catalunya”
2: Friends from home I met up with abroad
1: Movie extra experience
8: Times it was warm enough for my three pairs of shorts to get used
20: Euros put on my Spanish Vodafone all semester
75: Approximate number of times pan con tamate was consumed
76: Approximate number of glasses of cava I drank
2: Minimum number of weekly trips to La Boqueria
3: Language immersion epiphanies I had
13: Euros spent in total to have my coat held at a discoteca
1,659: New photos in my computer’s library
5: Average number of courses served during dinner
6: Beach days
6: Art museums visited in Barcelona alone
7: Methods of transportation used (bus, taxi, train, plane, cruise ship, funicular, walking)
7: Countries visited (Spain, England, Belgium, Italy, France/Monaco, Czech Republic)
17: Cities visited (Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona, Figueres, Sitges, Seville, Granada, Madrid, Rome, Florence, Genoa, Monte Carlo, Villefranche, London, Brussels, Brugge, Prague)
Too many times: I was approached by guys trying to sell me sewer beer – “Cerveza?! Beer?!”
Enough times: Money was spent solely on food
Not enough times: I sat outside on our terrace
100+: New friends from schools across the U.S. and travelers met from around the world
75,928: Words exchanged with my mom via Facebook messages
1349285093471103927498347109234109234981257912340912384928: Memories made
∞: Amount of love I have for this city’s culture, food, architecture, people and lifestyle
2: Drinks from La Fuente de Canaletas (My first week and last day – I will return)
1: Chica who wants to go back
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