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Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia, Spain
September 9, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Spain, travel, Valencia

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

I'd been in Valencia for a week and, let's face it, I'd done nothing. On Friday we were determined to change all that. The plan was to walk around the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències and then walk around the town center and...

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Valencia, Spain
September 8, 2011
in Europe, food, Round the World, Spain, travel, Valencia

Because unicorns hate you.

After waking up in a Holiday Inn and having no idea where the fuck I was I just caught a cab so I wouldn't have to even try to figure it out. When I got home, Ali opened the door and exclaimed "you're alive!" Apparently, when...

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La Tomatina After Party in Valencia, Spain
September 7, 2011
in Bad Decisions, Europe, relationships, Round the World, sex, Spain, travel, Valencia

Paint the town red.

Sometimes you have no intention of seeing someone again. Because you think they have to be too young. Because you think the whole thing is ridiculous. Because, frankly, you still think too much. And when he kisses you goodbye and asks if you want to...

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I survived La Tomatina!
September 6, 2011
in Bad Decisions, Bunol, Europe, Festival, Life List, relationships, Round the World, Spain, travel, Valencia

Life List #24: Throw tomatoes at La Tomatina.

I was beginning to think I might never see a tomato. That I'd come home from that small town in Spain, from La Tomatina, from the biggest tomato fight in the world, with my 4 euro dress still pristinely white. The cannon that signaled the...

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Valencia, Spain
September 4, 2011
in Europe, food, Round the World, Spain, travel, Valencia

Laziest. Travelers. Ever.

Our next two days in Valencia pretty much revolved around shopping and food. We headed to a couple of markets and went all around town trying to find clothes and gear that might withstand getting pummeled by tomatoes (really, our biggest/only reason for meeting up...

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Meeting friends in Valencia, Spain
September 3, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Spain, travel, Valencia

A whole new world.

I woke up early on Sunday and got ready to say goodbye to hostel life for a bit. It was only appropriate that in between packing my bag and checking out I went to take a shower but instead found a girl passed out between...

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Valencia, Spain
September 2, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Spain, travel, Valencia

I don’t condone any of the activity in this post.*

And then, it was suddenly my last night in a hostel for 5 weeks. I hadn't intended on doing anything that night, really. I needed to edit some photos and write some posts and what not. I wanted to get things done and relax a...

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Valencia, Spain
September 1, 2011
in Europe, Round the World, Spain, travel, Valencia

Val in Valencia.

I arrived in Valencia late on Friday. I didn't really feel like exploring much so I just stuck around the hostel for a bbq and then went to bed....

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Tapas in Madrid, Spain
August 31, 2011
in Europe, food, Madrid, Round the World, Spain, travel

Tapas for uno.

A three course meal of Salmorejo Cordobes (cold tomato soup), Calamares a la Andaluza (Andulasian squid), and Arroz con Leche (rice pudding)....

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Flamenco in Madrid, Spain
August 30, 2011
in Europe, Madrid, Round the World, Spain, travel

I think I’ve found a new career.

Can I move to Spain and become a flamenco dancer? I think that would be a lovely life. ...

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Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

            

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