Inspired

How about unabashedly bawling your eyes out

Today is Saturday- 428 pm....recapping my week is a blur of school and a bit of sadness. Totally lost on what to do for this site analysis project, its a bit difficult when you have no clue where things are, the teacher is having trouble clearly expressing what it is he desires, and everything is in spanish, but i am managing. Received my first letter from mom, pop, and sis. As soon as i opened that thing all i remember was the smell of something fresh (fabric softener-dork mom) and seeing BoBo's paw print...after that were blurred images and scribble due to the pouring of tears....=] it was a good letter, but at the same time i was kinda having a shity week and it just added to the emotionality of it all. My computer decided to tell me it needed to be recovered, rebooted..whatever...ok cuz im really computer literate...i just freaked, nowhere in my budget does it say...brand new laptop! But thankfully after trial and error it miraculously came back to life. Its ALIVE!!! The week carried on...and yesterday was one of the most beautiful...i often realize the best times are when im alone?? I misplaced the pack of people i was with, so i decided to splurge a bit on myself and acquired some Spain clothing items =]. The day just felt so freakin amazing (perfect weather) so i just sorta wandered around, observing, learning, assuming, realizing...amused none the less.

thank you...streets
thank you....love
thank you....timing
thank you...opportunity
thank you.....chivalry
thank you.....hope
thank you....life
thank you....courage
thank you....rhythm
thank you....breeze
thank you....

Mi Amigos

XOXO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Agbar

Oh MOMA

Saturday i got to visit a Barcelona club, MOMA, with mi amigos and visit the Barcelona toilet several times in the night! OOPS!!! But it was so fun and im so excited that everyone is so friendly and outgoing! The following day I dragged my sad hung over ass to the library to begin my fun school work...so confusing and frustrating but im super excited for the semester after listening to the professor and what he has to offer.
Sunday night was low key but i learned some fun drinking games: Fresitas and Capitan Bluff. (Compliments of Dianna and Marissa)
Monday night i decided to do my part for my roomies and those that cooked dinner for me before. I cooked spaghetti, homemade meatballs, and salad. Everyone was so pleased and i was so happy to provide for all. Afterward i talked everyone into a couple rounds of SCENE IT, thats right baby! I lost, what a crock! Finally with the help of new amiga Bailey i learned how to wash my clothes cuz im kinda running out! Afterwards i was comsumed by more school work, BOOOOOOOOOOO!
Tuesday i enjoyed some really amazing pizza and became a trash digger, snagged a shelf for my bathroom, extreme lack of table space en la bano!

La Playa

I traveled to the very north end of Barcelona (found the castle i had been admiring from a far, which turned out to be a Cathedral surrounded by a kiddie park) then i traveled to the very south end of Barcelona, where the land meets the Mediterranean Sea. =]

it doesn't smell like home,
i haven't seen a seagull yet,
not a sole is found in a swim suit,
but its more breathtaking than anything i could have imagined.

Wall art

Day 3 & 4

After sleeping a tad late i decided it best not to waste the day and join some friends to see Park Güell by Gaudi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Guell

It was most exquisite! He is insanely amazing!


Friday begins with a quick tram ride to Escuela which consisted of a brief lecture and a tour of the Gothic Quarter of Spain, got to sketch some, which was actually more fun then i remembered! =] I had some scarf love later!

Beauty on Tuesday by accident!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Mil%C3%A0

Day 2

After almost minimizing our lights, well electricity, in the apartment the night before i figure its best to read before plugging in straighteners =] Stayed up way too late the night before but today is my tour of the city provided by our professor Candid Rogers. I am overwhelmed with all there is to see!!! its TOO MUCH. We strolled around town, met the studio professor, and then decided to eat at this beautiful Mercado with small restaurants squished in between! I got familiar with the streets, necessities, and with the students i was found in good company.

Today, more than ever, i realized how truly spoiled America is! We are so used to having things at arms reach, pick up a phone, press of a button and whatever you want you have. NOT HERE! everything is miniature, polly pockets sized washing machine that fits one pair of pants, zero dryers, zero printers, not enough outlets, COLD always- the sun rises after 830 and is down by 5, smallest sidewalks and streets. Everything is so tight and compact that the cars become minature and more than often people are walking, biking, or bicycling. I admire the sense of independance on everyones face. They make being cold fashionable. And for petes sake the food portions are correctly sized, so much so that i haven't seen a overweight preson yet! I get to hump it up a huge hill everyday and sometimes i walk backwards!

Pics

Take Flight

Around 9:45am my wings take flight accent-
uated by the beautiful Bright Eyes: Oh Holy Fools (Courtesy of a Stocky man) playing in my hotpink ipod (Courtesy of Nikki and My Design Studio). The ride was definitely more exciting than i expected, much like a ride at an amusement park. It started out kinda boring then increased with extreme, enjoyable speed, but without my window seat i would have been terribly sad. Next up on the tunes, clearly appropriate, would be influenced by none other then Daddio: Big Sky Country! After más shifting, transferring, confusion, delays in the Big Apple (or the opposite of Pace Picante Sauce Dad), luggage pick-up, money exchanges, i finally experienced my first taxi cab ride. Wasn't any different then mom luggin me and my friends around when i was a kid, except this time i had to pay for it (with money instead of chores). Arrived to my very first apartment in life...set up shop. I had my first Spanish meal for lunch consisting of: Fidua with tastey sauce called Aioli, then meat balls in this amazing soup/stew stuff, and finally finished up the meal with Flan as my dessert. YUM!!! Fantastic Wine! All and all a good experience!
Itching to escape and go wander i plugged in the good ole ipod and discovered Barcelona; finding i have a pretty darn good sense of dirección after all mom! Super Super cold my first sleep due to the very great fact that all i had was a sheet! =] Today was a first of many's and i cant wait for many more to come! Muy Muy excitado!

"..watched a flower as it was withering away, i was embarrassed by its honesty."