Chapter 1: Barcelona

My first leap into foreign waters alone.  I don't really know what I expected of Barcelona but by the time for leaving had arrived I wasn't sure whether I wanted to let it go.  The city sweeps you into a flurry with its energy, diversity and magnetism.  To be able to share the city's vibrant allure with new faces which soon became firm friends filled me with a sense of liberation and zest for life.  Walking along a path which you have never before, not knowing where it will lead, triggers an adrenaline which you constantly want to feed...