...And who am I?

...That's a secret I'll never tell. (Gossip Girl anyone?)

Okay, I guess I'll tell you. My name is Gabi, and as of now I'm 21 years old. I'm from Portland, Oregon (the city of rain and bearded men) but currently attending university full time in London, England. Why London, you ask? Well, visiting London had been a dream of mine for years and years and years until it eventually became an obsession. However, the thought of living there never even crossed my mind until my senior year of high school, when the dreaded college-applications and omgwhatamIgonnadowithmylife stress was in full swing. I originally had a plan to go to a big university two hours away from home, until my best friend told me about a small university in London that had everything I had wanted. Long story short, I applied without thinking I would get in...then a few months later I got a phone call from a lovely-sounding British man informing me that I had, in fact, been accepted, with a scholarship! I gave myself the "you only live once" pep talk, took a chance, and decided to enroll. Though I hadn't been to London before accepting my university's offer, lucky for me, I ended up loving it so much that I stayed for a full two years.

"Only two years? Well where are you now?!"  Great question. As I'm typing this, I'm in Seville, Spain for the Fall 2014 semester, because since I studied Spanish from elementary school until the end of high school, I wanted an opportunity to be immersed in Spanish culture and improve my speaking skills. But as London is basically my second home, I'll be returning after my semester "abroad abroad"...y'know, since I technically already study abroad full time. Maybe that was self-explanatory.

So now that you know that I go to school in London but am now in Sevilla, I guess I'll throw some other facts about myself out there since this is technically supposed to be one of those "get to know me" type posts.

• I'm part Puerto Rican, and part something else.
• I've been a vegetarian for 9 years.
• I can't properly park a car to save my life.
• My favorite show of all time is "The Office" (US version. I still don't really get British humor.)
• I'm kind of a shopoholic. Any money I get, I spend on clothing.
• My first "real concert" was a One Direction concert in April 2013, my second semester in London, and it was literally the best night ever. Harry Styles totally looked at me.
• I love peanut butter and frozen yogurt more than any normal person should.

Aaaand by now you're probably bored of reading this, so I'll end this post now. If you care to find me anywhere else, check out my Youtube channel (www.youtube.com/gabiblabby13), as well as my twitter and instagram, both @gabiblabby. Thanks for reading!

Hasta la vista xx