The Journey Begins

So after my repeated efforts not to create a blog, I have decided that it is definitely the way to go. Where do I begin? I love this city and the lifestyle. A typical days involves waking at around 10:00 to breakfast, which is usually cereal or toast. I know, not that exciting. Lunch around 2-4:30 which also happens to be siesta when every shop not catering to the tourist population shuts down. I have had a bocadilla-the Spanish answer to the sandwich-every day since I have been in Barcelona for lunch. Then we are off again until dinner which seems to change every night but is usually somewhere around 9:30-10:30. After dinner, we get ready for the night. We will usually heard out around 11:00, which is also concidentally when stores stop selling alchol. The metro closes at 12:00 on weekdays, 2:00 on Friday nights, and stays open all night for Saturday. We usually get home around 4:30 after going crazy, then rinse and repeat.

The typical schedule is kind of like a college students dream come true...except the people in Spain do it for their whole lives. It is very common to see families with small children out at midnight walking around and enjoying the city. Can you really blame them though? The city is so beautiful that you want to stay out late every night. Sleep deprivation does not matter here and people are content talking late into the night.

As far as my living situation, I decided to go with a homestay which was as of yet an amazing choice. I live 2 blocks from La Sagrada Familia and right across from the Plaza de Torros in Barcelona. My room is pretty big, i wound up with a single, and my window looks right at the bull ring. So far I have been doing a lot of travelling, but mainly within the city. I just put a down payment on a trip to Morrocco and am slowly watching all of my Euros disappear. I am going to try and post some pictures to wrap up what I have done so far...