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where to start!? had a wonderful friday to celebrate the first week of class ENDING. omg and my dad was here for a couple days, which was a dream. we had some lovely dinners and it was nice to see family. so last night he took me out with two of my friends, raz and emma, from sarah lawrence, to this great restaurant called tecorino or something like that. delisssshhh spanish food and wine:) and company :):) so that was a nice way to start off the evening but slightly sad to say goodbye to them. anywhoo so kiss kiss bye bye and off emma and raz and i went to a school friend's apartamento where we powered through some drinks and had a laugh or two as we whipped out some major dance moves and yammered about god knows what. like two hours later we're on our way to the port to go to a club, where we find a lot of kids from school on stage dancing. what is that!? night goes on and things start to get fuzzy but it ended with emma and i taking a cab homeeee around 430. i'm so glad that i live so close to her! so the morning rolls around and i wake up feeling only a tad under the weather, to my surprise, and raz and i decide that it might be a good day to beach it. today was the first day it hadn't rained in like three days yipeee. grabbed some snacks and lots of drinks for the beach-- soda tasted like the elixir of life today!!! so we were just taking in the scene for a bit, then raz wanted to put her feet in ( i wanted to swim but didn't bring a bathing suit to barcelona...yeah, reallllyyy smart i know...) which turned into us standing on the shore for an hour just letting the water come to us, occasionally splashing my shorts--until eventually they were completely wet so raz convinced me that i should just go swimming in my clothes, or at least some of them. thennnnn we decided that it would be an excellent adventure to swim to the breakwaters! which we did! despite her fear of the ocean and my deathly fear of shark attacks! go us! the whole thing was beautiful, especially when we finally got there and took in the view of barcelona and the view towards the vast ocean, speckled with sailboats. what a world. hey and barca plays madrid tonight so the city should be wild! chau chau

short, sweet like she

about to go to bed but i feel the need to document a little snippit of my evening. well first i'll start with the highlight of my day--meeting my photo professor. he's the best. i'm so excited. never taken photography and i feel like barcelona is going to be a prime arena for pictures. thanks tim, for the camera!!!
but yeah i think the ultimate highlight of the past 15 waking hours is watching a futbol game with my senora on the television at the dinner table. it was, it was... calming, grounding, placing me in a wonderful reality. i think that's what i mean, what i felt, what i feeeeeel rather.
alright off to bed now
dad and susan come tomorrow:)
&& where the fuck are you guys?!?!?!

sitgessss

oye mio
what a day to end this vacation. school starts tomorrow so we decided to beach it today at a neat place, sitges, conveniently located off a stop on the barcelona metro but a pleasant 30 minutes away from the city. mmm, la playa. we arrived and it immediately began to rain, more like a spittle, so we thought lunch would be a good way to go, out of the rain, eating delicious paella. and sangria. THEN began the worst thunderstorm i have ever heard. claps that sounded like cannons! thought the place was going to go up in flames. definitely lost power for a hot two minutes or so. but blue skies were on their way! since swimming in the rain is always enjoyable we hopped in for a little bit, amongst the medusas (maybe, i hope not). we walked up into the town and had crepes, and by then the rain had totally stopped and the sun was shining--went back down to the beach, and boy oh boy was it nice. it was nice. had a blast people watching and listening to bob dylan sprawled out on a towel. and reading farewell to arms. it was fabtab.
adios, vacaciones!

no but seriously

travels update:
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last night was my first night out on the town in a while. lets just say i got home at 5. it was fantastic--emma made dinner, delicious pasta dish and salad. we had some excellent cheap wine (hi, mom) and great conversation. i was thinking about how well we three connect having not spent much time together, and how maybe its a inert connection between sarah lawrencers. strange!
but anywhooo, went to one of our friends' apartment which was a blast. hanging out with kids from school is fun as we get to know one another. also its funny to hang outside of class, how different. thennn we made a trek to the beach. that was nuts, from what i recall. literally a boardwalk lined with clubs and bars, hundreds and hundreds of people chillin on a friday night//saturday morning! i feel really grateful to be here, enjoying this.
and today i did as the old locals do and just sat for an hour on one of the benches on a nearby street. people watched. relaxed, enjoyed the weather, listened to music and read a little. it was soothing for my hangover.
i can't wait to be fluent.

interesting says kate

so i found myself thinking about time just now. i was watching always sunny in philadelphia when i started to ponder daily life. it reminded me of when my mom and i were discussing the inevitability of the next day; i'm not sure how to pass what im thinking to here but its along the lines of parts equaling the whole--rather how day to day life is the sum of the big picture, but is it really? on the whole daily life can be repetitive, boring but that isn't to say that life is boring. charlie, on the show i was watching, works at a bar and literally lives life at a bare minimum, but he wakes up everyday probably going through the same motions with a smile on his face. yes, its just tv but it really got me thinking! then i think of people who are really doing things with their lives, pretty much everyone in my family, and while they may be overwhelmed with the amount of commitment and responsibility they must balance with leisure, hopefully the feeling of accomplishment out weighs the stress. different strokes for different folks, i suppose. i wonder what sets people apart in that respect, probably in childhood. then i think about when things start to really matter in life. hm. i think i've hit a wall on this subject right now... it really never ceases to amaze me, time.

lejos

its weird to be so far away from home but have the luxury (is it a luxury) of the internet and being able to talk to friends/family instantly. let's skype please. rosenosedose

thnaks for being there!

i took the metro today

woaah am i tired, jetlag keeps lagging up to me when i least expect it

right now i am sitting on my bed in my homestay (first night here) and smelling something delicious that my senora is cooking up. yummm....

anywhoo, found out my schedule today which include a couple spanish courses, photography, history, something else, something else, maybe a class at the local university, too! (i take a placement exam for that tomorrow)

aaaaaand we had a long tour. city ripe with history, no doubt. i was passing out though, oh well.

lol so its 9 and dinner is about to be on the table, maybe, maybe later--i can't complain but i can say that the barcelona lifestyle, the schedule, is something to get used to. (ie. getting home at midnight like i did last night is usually when people are just getting out, having their first drink!)

hope i don't fall asleep at the table! that would be a great first impression, huh?

feet in the sea!!

second night in barcelona, although last night doesn't really count because i was a jet lagged zombie pretty much. UM HELLO!?!?! how good was this night///the past two days. yeah---i miss everyone at home, in new york, my loves, but this is unreal. surreal. too real. wonderful! i can't really explain right now, im tired from a day of it and my first night out to a faaaaaabuulous bar with mucha cava and blood filled sausages (dirty?? nahhhh) and a martini to top it off and a side of FUN with emma, from sarah lawrence :). so yeah, so it starts and i'm loving it. come visit.

tomorrow i find out my classes AND i see my new home!

im so greatful for the people here and this spectacular opportunity. how fortunate! this rocks.

hiyooooo

PLUS I PUT MY FEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN WHILE THE MOON WAS ON ITS WAY UP

whaaaaaaaaat