Before i left though i was so so nervous.. how would i cope? Would it all be too much? I shed a good few tears saying goodbye to my parents at the airport and then boarded the plane to Spain. It was ironic in the sense that i had wanted to travel the whole year and experience some freedom away from my parents and god damn independence but i really was not well enough. (I did travel to South Africa on a flight last year however i fainted on the way back, definately setting me back a while!) S
However i knew in my heart that it would be good for me..i felt i was ready. I had phonecalls with the OHC practitioners before and i explained my anviety. My practitioner is really good at calming me down and told me to just see the whole thing as an adventure.. so that is what i did!
I managed to meet some amazing amazing people from all over the world, some of whom i think will be lifelong friends they are so nice! It was so refreshing to socialise after being at home for so long with this frustrating illness! The spanish classes were for four hours a day so were quite tiring and i definitely had to pace myself and take some early nights, however i found i did have the energy and resources to go out a couple of nights a week, which was so NICE! The nightlife was awesome and Barcelona beach is perfect. The weather i think also did me some good and i just found i truely lived in the moment and just RELAXED! Obviously there were some difficult moments where i had to be really nice to myself and take it easy. I am not pushing or trying anymore i just LIVE.
Below are some photos from my trip:
