“Live for every moment as tomorrow is never promised”
So as many of you know the whole world seems to be at a stand still at the moment. Never in a million years would I have thought I would be in the middle of a country where a huge pandemic outbreak would occur. Barcelona in my eyes has went from a lively city to slowly transitioning into a ghost town. It honest feels weird to be in the middle of such a huge pandemic, especially because it is stemming from Europe itself. Back home we do have lost of cases of course but it does feel like a lot more pressure being in Europe. So far grocery stores have been selling out of lots of food.
Lots of businesses are closing down and people as of yesterday are being advise to stay in their house for the next 15 days as Spain will go into lock down. It has been sad to see all my friends go back to their home state so soon. I have only been here 2 months and I absolutely fell inlove with Barcelona. I will be continuing my blogs with all the other activities I did in Spain and what I learned with each experience. Like this whole trip, I am learning and living through new experiences.
I am learning to be better equipped with all this happening around the world right now. It definitely is something different but I am learning how to be safe and be cautious of the world around me. It really has also helped me realize that life is so crazy! Like It can be the case where I am having the time of my life in Spain and then BOOM! This outbreak happened. Things can switch within days and some things may never be the same. I am not sure if this makes sense but what I am now realizing is that tomorrow is never promised to be the same as today.
I know this may seem cliche and obvious but now that each day is getting worse with this epidemic and things being so uncertain right now. This just helps me appreciate life and small things so much more. Like some of us really take our health for granted and we don’t often realize this until we are ill. We should always give our body the best because it will return the favor when we need it the most. Now that I have to stay in Spain with my host family, this will help me see life in a new light. A different perspective. Help me see that tomorrow can and will be different from today. So how will I choose to live it? (-:
Thalia's Blog in Barcelona, Spain 