Well, I am currently sitting in my room in Barcelona!!!
I arrived yesterday and so far I have already done so much in just over one day! My group and I took a tour of the Gothic section of Barcelona last night (so beautiful), had two Spanish meals (one at this great seafood restaurant with views of the entire city) and used the metro system. Yet, we still have not been food shopping as markets have been closed because of the weekend celebration of All Kings Day. Hopefully tomorrow though we will purchase all our food essentials and buy much needed phones!
But all has been great so far, a little bit hazy about what happened yesterday as I was working on no sleep but today I felt full of energy walking around the shore of Barcelona, having a 4 hour lunch with the group (this is at the seafood restaurant) and then going on a run with a friend to explore even more.
The city in the background and the beach at the Mediterranean
Barcelona's Shore
As for my living situation, I live in a small single with my own bathroom (yes!). I share the floor with 9 other flat mates, who are both international and BC students. We all share a common cooking/lounge room. And the apartment is conveniently located about 3 metro stops from central Barcelona. Everything is really new in the apartment and brightly colored. It is pretty nice, and it even has a pool on the roof deck! I will definitely be using that soon in the upcoming months.
School doesn't start until next Monday so I still have a bunch of time to familiarize myself with my surroundings and do some sightseeing. I have been trying my best to use Spanish, even though us American students have been speaking English constantly to each other.
But all is very good so far and I will write back soon with more updates! As for now, I need to boil some ricotta and eggplant ravioli, that is ravioli requesón bereneja, and enjoy the night out!
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