Barcelona, Spain - DAY 1

after months of blogging about it, i've finally arrived in Barcelona, Spain - my home for the next four-ish months.

16 hours of combined traveling was...actually...not as bad as i thought it would be. on the first plane from Los Angeles to London, i actually ended up sitting next to some students studying abroad in Portugal and we happened to have a few friends in common. They served me some BOMB dinner on the plane and of course, offered me white whine, which i graciously accepted without having to show ID. NICE. a sweet little layover in Heathrow where i actually made friends with a guy in my program who is from LA and knows a majority of my LA friends -random but cool! After wasting time in the airport together, we had another 2 hour flight to Barcelona...not bad at all. I finally made it home, we got a little lost in the cab, and couldnt quite find my apartment (everything is in Catalan......) but i figured it out....eventualmente.


first and foremost. mi casa y mi familia. The House is so typically European. small hallways, petite rooms...tall windows, high ceilings, detailed floor tiles...the whole shabang. it makes me feel like i'm somewhere other than home, which is so exciting to me. and as for mi familia, ME ENCANTA! they're the most precious couple ever. they don't speak a word of English, which i LOVE...we had about an hour and half of 'get to know you' conversation...all in Catalan/Spanish...turns out i knew more than i thought i did - que bueno.

the only thing that's taking some adjusting to is the time difference (+9 hours) and the fact that i can't call home as readily as i normally do (pero, tengo SKYPE!) ...but other than that, so far, i really like it here.