TJM: Total Jo Jo Move

BUEN VIAJE EN MADRID (Meant to be posted after leaving Madrid. Posted after Morocco trip due to low connection speed in Morocco.) Introducción a España  Our first 3 days in Europe were spent in walking the streets of Madrid, surrounded by beautiful Spanish architecture, easygoing Spanish people, & countless adds for tapas & jamón (ham). They LOVE ham here.  Getting around wasn't too difficult. On Google Maps, we had starred many of the places we knew we would want to go, then took the metro to the nearest stop & followed the blue dot as we walked & got a little off-track. Other fun places like local restaurants & pretty side streets were easy to find simply by walking the area.  Sometimes when I spoke Spanish to communicate with natives, I knew I was conjugating incorrectly & stumbled through my words, but for the most part, I communicated the necessary questions or answers efficiently, even if I only used words or phrases instead of full sentences...

The Next Adventure Before the Next Adventure May 2017 I'm finally a graduate. A graduate of the University of South Carolina. It's  hard to believe it's already over, but at the same time, I know my 4 years were absolutely spectacular. I know I'm ready to move on to the next chapter of my life, the "young professional chapter," which is sure to be a period of incredible growth with untold adventures. But first, it's time for a global adventure- another trip across the big pond- but this time I'm flying in the other direction.  Passport to Paris... & beyond Back in November, my sister Lindsey and I went to Mizzou to visit one of our best friends, Mary Pat. Unfortunately, that visit also came with a heartbreaking loss for the Razorbacks, 28-24. However, that weekend also spurred an exciting plan to visit Europe once we all graduated that upcoming May. This plan took shape starting with our $400 roundtrip flight deals on  StudentUniverse  and our Disn...