Exactly the plan for this evening. Kat and I will be going to see Toy Story 3. The past few days have been rather a bore. So, I haven't really updated. I started my new grammar class, which has 4 people (and again, I'm the only guy). I also enjoy the factthat my teacher had to go on and on about how I was a teacher. Shouldn't have opened my mouth.
I went shopping for souvenirs for folks and got my entire list almost covered. Monday was a relaxing day. Get some shopping done, walk around a bit. I got some pretty awesome artwork, and surely will be hitting up the Ramblas again for more. If I had an unlimited budget, it would be all over.
Kat, Valentina and I had drinks Monday night, which was nice. It's weird without Laura still around, but we still had a great time!
Tuesday was another class day followed by the beach in Badalona, which is a suburb on the outskirts of Barcelona. We almost thought we were safe from the ritualistic calls of the coooocacolaaguacervezacoldbeer men...but then we saw two of them, wandering the beach. Perhaps there is a franchise to be had. We hung out at the beach for a while with Kat's friends Daniel and Hugo (from Canada and Sweden respectively). We headed back after a couple of hours and a few dips in the ocean. Last night I did my homework (1/10 assed) and headed for a drink near the Sagrada Familia with Kat for a bit. It was a neat little Italian bar. We walked home, took some awesome photos of the Sagrada Familia at night and called it a night.
Today was a day of a BIT more adventure. Had class in the morning, as per usual. It was fun. We discussed the media and how it affects different parts of life etc. Then I showed the class a part of Glee. My mission here is completed!
Then I came back and had my Jamón Serrano and took a quick nap (after deciding that the Miró museum was a bit too far-fetched of a goal for the day). I woke up, watched some Simpsons and met Kat at the subway to go to Camp Nou.
See, we had decided that once you've seen one Futbol stadium...well that 12 Euros was just not vale la pena to see another. We asked a local barista how to get to the stadium to which one of the regulars replied "por cantando el himno" (by singing the anthem). It was really cute, and again was another example of how people in Barcelona are just so darned friendly. We had to stop in a supermarket for some water...well I had to. The weird thing was, the cashier was totally talking to the guy in front of me in Castellano and then turns to me and starts talking Catalán. Either this was a sick joke to confuse the foreigner, or an actual perception that I spoke Catalán.
Anyways, we arrived at the stadium and..we
mostly walked on the outskirts, taking pictures
where we could and then went into the MEGA STORE to do some shopping. I finished most of my souvenir shopping inside and we finished our day trip.....errrr...hour trip by taking photos next to the stadium. We headed back to the metro and went to our respective apartments.
Tonight we are seeing Toy Story 3! Very cultural right? At least it's in Tres-Day. It should be a nice relaxant from the hectic day schedule.
Well my bucket list is shrinking as I knock off more and more activities! More to come.
Until next time
~Scott
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