Hola Chicos!

Well, you might lose me to Espana. I've been in Barcelona only for two days now but I have done so much. My apartment is just a 5-10 minute walk from the beach and I was able to snag a single bedroom. It is a quaint little euro apartment with a metro stop right outside and neighborhood grocery store next door (they have fresh fruits and vegetables every morning and they actually have the best oranges on the planet). It has been pretty easy to get around, the metro is so easy to use, the line that is outside of my house goes pretty much everywhere.

The first night we got here we went to an American club which was lame so we made friends with some Spanish guys and they recommended a club called Apolo which was supposed to be really fun on Mondays and it was more international. This club was the beginning of my obsession with Barcelona. It was huge club full of awesome Spanish people, I wanted to be all of them, they had the best style and attitudes. There were 4 DJs on stage spinning in an antique car playing the greatest music ranging from Rage Against The Machine to Euro funk music. We met up with our Spanish friends who are studying to be doctors and they said they would help us with our Spanish. The people in Barcelona are generally very friendly, they have such an easy going attitude.

But speaking of the Spanish language, we started our classes today. I am taking 4 classes: Spanish, Spanish Art and Cultural Heritage, Spanish History in the 20th Century, and Spanish Culture (apparently I will be a pro when it comes to Spain by the time I leave). Our Spanish classes are 4 hours long and count for 6 credits, I am in the beginners level but absolutely zero english is allowed in class. Even after 1 day I already feel more comfortable speaking and understanding the language.

Time for a sandwich and siesta.

Kisses!!

Sara P.

Madrid

Hey everyone,

So it's only my second day in Spain and I'm already obsessed with this place. I have been in Madrid for a couple of days, Toledo tomorrow and finally we get to Barcelona on Monday. Madrid is awesome, it's way bigger than I expected and there are people EVERYWHERE. Yesterday we got to go on a bus tour of the city and saw all of the parks and monuments like the Spanish king's palace which has over 3,000 rooms. After the tour I went out to dinner with some friends and went to a famous dance club in Madrid called Kapital, it has 7 floors and every floor has a different theme and genre of music, we made lots of Spanish friends and spent way too much money. Today we went to the Museo del Prado where we learned all about El Greco, Velazquez and Goya. We also went to the Reina Sofia which was all contemporary art and we saw lots of Miro and Picasso. More in a few days!