Spain: Day 4

Palacio de Real

Today I spent the day traveling alone. Some may say that is sad or depressing but I found it rather relaxing. I spent quite a few hours going back to the places that meant a lot to me during my summer abroad in 2013, the area around my apartment. I went to a shopping area by one of my metro stops and then walked down the street I lived on, passing my old apartment, and ending at my favorite ice cream shop. I went down another street where I spent countless hours shopping so I of course had to shop. 

I thought going to these old places would bring back a sadness, but I just grinned each time I passed a memory. My summer abroad is in my top five best experiences of my life but when I came back to America I had to accept that my summer abroad was gone, and was now just a memory. This trip was nice to reminisce but also a great time to reevaluate my perspective. Going back wasn't for me to live in the past, but to make new memories in a place that I consider my home away from home.