Hey! My name is Victoria Douglas. I am a junior at The University of Alabama majoring in Economics and minoring in Spanish. I am currently on a semester-long study abroad trip to Barcelona, Spain, where I am taking economics and Spanish classes at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I decided to go to Spain because as a Spanish minor I wanted to go somewhere where I could immerse myself in Spanish culture. I then chose my specific program in Barcelona because the classes offered allowed me to stay on track with my schooling back at UA. A fun fact about me is that I have citizenship in both the United States and Russia.
Like many college students, I chose my study abroad program location without having ever visited before. When my plane touched down in the Barcelona airport, that was the first time…