Sometimes it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

So I call my parents a couple of weeks back to remind them that I had a long weekend coming up. My parents kindly asked me, "Oh what are you thinking of doing?" I respond with, "Mom... Dad... I'm going to Croatia!!!" Keep in mind this was all over Skype so I was basically on speaker at my parents apartment. Mom's face looked shocked and Dad in the background yells, "SHE'S GOING WHERE?!?!?!?" Well tickets had been bought, and the hostel had been booked. There was no turning back. :)

Off to Pula, Croatia!

From France to Croatia in less than a week. I barely got to settle back into life in Brussels before I was packing up bags again. This time I was off to a country that I had never visited before, taking RyanAir - the least sketchiest form of flying ever. Since I had paid 30e for my ROUND TRIP tickets I was literally crossing my fingers as the plane took off, flew and landed.

I went with five other girls from my study abroad, but I was potentially the least prepared. I didn't have the address to our hostel. I didn't have any "Kuna" (currency). I didn't know what the exchange rate was for said "Kuna".  Not to even mention the fact that I was a complete bum when it came to needing to borrow toothpaste, shampoo and sunscreen.

Georgia Tech girls take over Croatia.

Day 1: I got to see a gladiator fight in an arena!!! Pizza for lunch. Pizza for dinner.

We definitely had our favorites.

Day 2: Beach. A 21st bday dinner. Croatia - Ireland football match. (1. The EuroCup is going on in Poland/Ukraine this year. 2. Croatia won!) Pizza for dinner (lunch was skipped due to the beach).

Rocky beaches of Croatia. 

Day 3: More Pizza for lunch. Get on board lawn mower and fly back to Brussels.

Yummy. 

In conclusion, I definitely don't need ANY MORE PIZZA while I'm in Europe. I had a good time. I don't know if I'll ever go back to Pula specifically, but it was definitely a memorable weekend. It's one more country I can cross off of my list of places to visit. All I know is that next time I go, if I go, it will be an EU country so I won't get a stamp on my passport! So at least I got that knocked off.