Vale...depende

Hello there from Barca!

It's day 4 here in Barcelona and the past few days have been a blast!

The weekend: On Saturday Kat and I woke up at the ripe hour of 2pm and headed out to the beach to get some sol in. It was excellent, really felt like old times. We sat on the b

each and I dove in the water. You had your usual sights of chest-bare ladies and tight speedo-gentleman, reminding me just how out of shape I am. That evening we (Kat, her cousin and husband and I) went to Ibitxo, a delicious tapas restaurant that, thought only 2 minutes from school, took 25 minutes to find due to my

lack of direction. We had awesome tapas and cava. We then went out to the creperia to have crepes and unwind a bit, finally ending up in Las Ramblas for a HUGE glass of Sangria. Kat's cousin Sara went up to one of the street "Performers" and imitated him. She ended up getting change in her hand from a passerby! It was hysterical. All in all, a really nice night.

On Sunday Kat and I woke up, again, at 2pm and headed to Badalona to hang out on the beach before class. I proceeded to see two young Spaniards have casi-intercourse next to me. It was really uncomfortable. We later regrouped at home. My friend Kate and her boyfriend Scott came to visit as part of their Europe-wide tour. We went out to tapas and more cava (feeling like this may be a theme). It was a mad dash to the metro as it was about to close (and I had to use the bathroom....normal). We ended the night with crashing, not necessarily looking forward to class the next day.

Today/Monday: Class, class class. Woke up at 7:30 and got ready to go in to class. We had to take a test to get placed. Kat and I ended up giggling at one point due to some strange "noise" in the testing room. We parted ways and went to our classes. I had a lot of neat activities in my class and a lot of really interesting people. After class, we went to the mercado to get some food and headed home, as it was about to rain. We made it home for a snack and a siesta. God, how I wish Siesta existed in America. Of course, the construction noise made it hard to fall asleep at first. Kat went for her afternoon run, and I polished off a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips, followed by a rigorous..."rigorous" terrace workout and yoga session. We then read a bit and departed for dinner and wine. So here I am. Nothing tooo exciting to report, but great days all in all.

Hasta la próxima vez,

Scott