Hi everybody!

My name is Danielle Heltsley. I spent my spring 2023 semester in Barcelona, Spain. At the time, I was a junior continuing to purse my major in International Business and MIS. In the five month I spent abroad, time few by extremely quick leaving me with a jumbled memory of too many great experiences to recount. To start off, Barcelona is a vibrant city filled with culture and wonderful people. I had the chance to attend local holidays, travel around Europe and expand on my limited skill of speaking Spanish.

My time abroad was truly an unforgettable experience that has helped shape me into the person I am today. I learned a great deal about the European education system and have seen first-hand how different they are. The friends I made while abroad shared in these experiences and will be in my life forever. Together we went from being soaked in Greece’s heave rain to being toasty warm in the Italian sun then being overcome by the beauty of the Austrian architecture.

Finally, I would say that I am better off having had this wonderful life changing experience. Friends and family visited during these five months and firsthand saw me begin to change for the better. Life was pleasant, exciting, and exactly want I needed to kick of my senior year. I am forever grateful to all the people I met during this excursion and all the support I received from my people back at home.