My name is Bryanne. I am a college student from the States that has been given the chance to live out my dream of studying abroad. I am currently studying in Barcelona, Spain. This has always been a dream of mine and while I almost did it in high school I am so happy I listened to everyone and waited until I was in college. I am on the younger side of study abroad students. I am a sophomore and turned 19 the day I landed in Barcelona. Even though this may seem a bit unnecessary to do as a sophomore, I believe it was the perfect time. I am going to be able to grow and learn so much more at an earlier stage in my life. I am also a biology major so when I get home I will continue to devote my time to science classes. Leaving early in my college career was the best choice I believe I have made. If I were to do this as a junior or senior I believe it would have been a lot of extra stress to complete all my major classes on time. This is quite a unique process for me seeing how I have never lived away from home (I go to a commuter college) and I don't know a thing about Spanish. Now that probably has you thinking.. Why did you pick Spain then?? Yes. I get this question a lot. My response..."I HAVE NO IDEA" and this is the honest truth. My adviser told me to start looking at all the programs I can could go to through my school and for some reason when I stumbled over Barcelona it caught my attention. Maybe it was my long lost love for The Cheetah Girls 2 Movie? Or maybe the sound of the B-A-R-C-E-L-O-N-A? I have no idea what it was but all I truly know is I have pushed myself out of my comfort zone more than I could have ever imagined, but I could not be more thankful for this. I am loving learning a totally new culture, trying the amazing tapas (potato bravas and tortilla are my favvvvv), and attempting to learn an entirely new language. This all may seem like a lot and trust me it is, but without these experiences in life I would be oblivious to the lives of all the people here in and around Europe. I am so grateful to be having this once and a lifetime experience and I would gladly suggest others to push themselves and try new things they don't think they can handle :)