Let me introduce myself


So I decided to start this Blog (omw to change my Insta to Public Figure lol) because I think there is an absence of this kind of blog I have been thinking about the past 4 months. Lemme explain:

As most of you will know, my name is Isabel and I moved to Barcelona 4 months ago. For those of you who don't know me I'm Isabel, I'm 23 and I moved from Galway, Ireland to Barcelona in September to teach English to Spanish people. I came to Barcelona in summer 2018 for a week and I knew I wanted to live here at some point in my life. The opportunity came up, I packed my bags and left my comfort zone of Galway. Barcelona is amazing whether it's summer or winter. There are so many things to do and you would never get bored of being here but... It was probably one of the hardest things I had to do mentally, alone and completely unprepared. I found it very hard, being alone, not knowing anyone, being away from family and friends, I became low and really anxious. This was the first time I moved out of home, I was like Imma head out but it wasn't as easy as packing all my stuff and leaving. 
Literally me

I had so many assumptions of how amazing it would be but feeling low, anxious and being lonely completely threw me off all together. So basically I wanted to start this Blog for other people like-minded that want to move abroad whether it be alone, or with a mate, to prepare them for the hard times that they might face and what to do if or when they face them. I will talk about various subjects, link websites and tips and tricks that help me. I want to write about my experiences and how I deal with them in hope that it will help others in similar situations. 

I will hopefully post every week-two weeks,

 Adios por ahora,

Isabel
Location: Barcelona, Spain

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