Everyone always says "Live life to the fullest", "Live like there is no tomorrow", "Carpe diem"... but do we ever really do it???
I had no idea what I was going to do today when I woke up this morning...but today I finally "seized the day!" Literally, there might have not been a tomorrow... ;)
My group and I had an excursion to Ronda, a picturesque city slightly southwest of Sevilla. I slept on the bus. Shocker, I know (I can sleep on anything that moves).
When I got there, I was stunned by this...
Unreal, right!?! Spain genuinely takes my breath away.
After taking picture after picture of this gorgeous scenery, we headed to the Plaza del Toros (Bull Ring) of Ronda! It was so interesting! We got to walk out onto the actual arena! We also got a sneak peak at the "behind-the-scenes;" where they keep the bulls and train the matadors.
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With the help of some incredible people I climbed all the way to the bottom, without a harness! It may sound a little unsafe, but the adrenaline rush was unlike any other feeling I've ever had. As my roommate described it, "This is truly living!" Not everyone gets the opportunity to climb down an unbelievably beautiful cliff in a foreign country!
Afterwards I felt such a sense of accomplishment! It was a real adventure and as corny as it sounds, I felt like I was on top of the world! I started the hike above the waterfall, and by the end I was looking up at it!
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What a fantastic opportunity! On the bus ride home, I started thinking... I am so lucky to be here, I am so blessed. I am living out the dreams I've always had: to see and experience as much of the world as possible!
Carpe diem!
"Take a chance! All life is a chance. The person who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare." - Dale Carnegie
Ronda, Spain February 10, 2012
I had no idea what I was going to do today when I woke up this morning...but today I finally "seized the day!" Literally, there might have not been a tomorrow... ;)
My group and I had an excursion to Ronda, a picturesque city slightly southwest of Sevilla. I slept on the bus. Shocker, I know (I can sleep on anything that moves).
When I got there, I was stunned by this...
After taking picture after picture of this gorgeous scenery, we headed to the Plaza del Toros (Bull Ring) of Ronda! It was so interesting! We got to walk out onto the actual arena! We also got a sneak peak at the "behind-the-scenes;" where they keep the bulls and train the matadors.
That's me in the middle of the arena! :)
After having some more fun with pictures, we moved on to the Puente Nuevo in Ronda. One word: AMAZING!
Puente Nuevo
Again I took picture after picture! Then came the best part of the day: FREE TIME! We had the option to go on a hike...
I had NO idea a hike could be so exciting!
We began to walk down the cliff just to the side of the Puente Nuevo (bridge). Then I found out there was another way to get to the bottom...
to climb DOWN the side of the cliff.
The funny thing is... I didn't even think twice. There was no doubt in my mind: I was doing this.
I was in a gorgeous city, in an amazing country, thousands of miles away from home, trying new things... it would have been a CRIME to not take advantage of this adventure staring me straight in the face!
So with little thought, I took a look around at the gorgeous scenery, took a deep breath and put my foot on the first step down.
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| The scariest one! |
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With the help of some incredible people I climbed all the way to the bottom, without a harness! It may sound a little unsafe, but the adrenaline rush was unlike any other feeling I've ever had. As my roommate described it, "This is truly living!" Not everyone gets the opportunity to climb down an unbelievably beautiful cliff in a foreign country!
Afterwards I felt such a sense of accomplishment! It was a real adventure and as corny as it sounds, I felt like I was on top of the world! I started the hike above the waterfall, and by the end I was looking up at it!
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What a fantastic opportunity! On the bus ride home, I started thinking... I am so lucky to be here, I am so blessed. I am living out the dreams I've always had: to see and experience as much of the world as possible!
Carpe diem!
"Take a chance! All life is a chance. The person who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare." - Dale Carnegie
Ronda, Spain February 10, 2012
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