Moved…
My roommate and I switched apartments this week. Weīre now in a much nicer place, but living with a teacher from school…whoīs never had students live with her before. Itīs a bit like living with parents…and she corrects my Spanish all the time…which is good…but not in the middle of my sentences. She was correcting me this morning at 8am and I had to ask her to stop…just too early for spanish lessons…I wouldnīt remember anyway.
The new place does have wireless internet, which is a huge plus. Iīll be updating the blog later today with photos! Yay!
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I finally visited Parc Guell, which I now live near. Itīs a gorgeos park that Gaudi designed: carriage house, pathways, landscaping even. Itīs very much like a fairy tale world of crooked paths and gnarley trees, set amoungst gingerbread houses. Very cool.
I had a picnic there with a friend, Malte, who is visiting me from Germany. We climbed to the top of the park to enjoy our picnic with a view of the entire city, quite spectacular as youīre able to see the sea in the distance.
A view of Tibidabo another city park:
The weather here is finally warmer, and sunny. I got some sun yesterday and Iīm no longer radioactive white…now I just qualify as īpale as a ghostī. Still, itīs a start.
Iīm contemplating staying in Barcelona and taking an extra week of classes. Iīm learning, but I could certainly use the practice. Itīs frustrating that Iīm always tired in class (roommate issues), so itīd be nice to have my own room and get some sleep and possibly jump start the learning process. I have to decide this week…but Iīm not sure yet…itīs a bit pricey.
Otherwise, nothing too much to report. Oh yeah, I got pickpocketed this weekend. ð Itīs my own fault for carrying 30 euro in my front pocket. The guy must have watched me break a bill and put the change there, because it happened 2 minutes after I did this. I know exactly who it was too…he bumped in to me, apologized and ran off. My īstreet smartsīserved only to make me aware 30 seconds after it happened…but he was already gone. Oh well. I learned my lesson and will be more careful.
Must run…off to lunch with the girls from school. Will upload pictures tonight…
Tags: Spain
LizG
we talked before, just to help your memory:
posted 18 February 2005 06:23
im alex and i live in Brooklyn. i share the same passion for travel and adventure and i was thinking that it will nice to start a contact with u. have great day …alex
ps: i am back from 3 months fun snowboarding/work in Vail, CO.
“que la paz este contigo” http://geocities.com/alejandroaguante