Day 22 January 23, 2009 Friday

Spanish today. The scene was like a bunch of lazy breakfast club students. Erin had her hood up, I got an hour of sleep and I was just lying over my desk with my head down. The guys were in their clothes from the night before, and we all had our water bottles out just chugging it. I barely drank the night before, but I was so tired. Everyone looked like hell! We all moaned and groaned and couldn’t handle the early class with barely sleeping. But it was a classic memory of how my Spanish class is. We all just shook our heads and talked about last night’s events. But this is the dumb things of Barcelona I love. Just the way you look at your class and you can laugh. It is becoming a reality show among people in our group!

After our nap Katie and I decided to take the Bus 41 to wherever it takes us. We ended up at the beach on Katie’s “god”. Bus 41 is the bus 16 of Minneapolis. Wherever you want it to take you, it will go! We walked the beach and searched for a bar. It was 20 degrees Celsius out. (Which means 70 degrees) It was so warm it was amazing! But it as an eerie warm and then the winds started to pick up.

After exploring the Olympic Village we went to the bar to get 1 euro beers (mega bargain). And then we had the brilliant idea to get movie theater popcorn! Right off of the Plaza we found a movie theater with AMAZING popcorn. It tasted just like the US’s and we were in heaven. I needed something like that and it tasted perfect!



We rode bus 41 home and it is a huge restriction to eat on the buses in Barca, but we snuck it underneath our coats. Knowing us we left a trail every time we shifted spots on the bus. And people knew it was us. We finally got seats and more popcorn was going on the floor than in our mouths. But it tasted so good! We laughed our asses off on the bus and ran off at our stop! We made the biggest mess, but it was the best food so far in Spain! Katie and I had the perfect day just riding the bus, people watching and laughing at everything we saw. And who couldn’t be in a better mood when they have popcorn!

And the karma of bus 41 hit us later that night. The last bus of the night ended at 11:11, and we got there at 11:12. Got to hate karma sometimes! We took the metro to the beach and strolled barefoot in the sand. The air smelled like salt, you could see the stars, hear the waves, and feel the hot night! It was just like a scene from Laguna Beach. I love the ocean. I decided I need to live close to one no matter what. The ocean just makes you want so much more. I am so glad I chose to study by the water. That is a huge chunk of my life, and I know it’s where I want to live. I heard the cutest quote today “I dropped a tear in the ocean, and whenever they find it I'll stop loving you, only then.” And that reminds me of the sailor knot bracelets I love. I also love the way the ocean smells, the breeze that comes from it, and the mystery it possesses.

We met up with Max and his friends and sat with them for a while just watching the waves. And then we needed to get to the metro before it closed to head to Las Ramblas to go to Dave’s Erin’s friends. I had a temper tantrum that Katie could kill me for. She threatened to punch me and I said I was going to break her nose. I didn’t want to go and I even started to cry. I am so happy I stayed.
After Erin and Katie knocked some sense into me we went and laid in a kings size bed. The boys of the house were going to leave to the club so we got to stay there. One of the boys said I have one of the thickest accents he as ever heard. I do not believe that! But in Barcelona, a lot of kids say I have an accent! Erin and Katie brought food to the bed and it was a giant slumber party! We ate honey nut cheerios, and cookies. The bed was full of crumbs and we just laid in bed, spooned and had girl talk. It was a great bonding night. The boys came back from the club at six and we were sleeping. We were called useless too. Haha. It was the perfect place to sleep, and the slumber party made my week. Something simple like this was what I needed. Just laying with the girls until I feel asleep and invading the boy’s cupboards. It is what I miss from home with Jazz, but I got that tonight. And I love being pequeno spoon when we feel asleep and babysat their house when they went to the club! I can’t wait to go back there!

I realized today I can’t predict my days anymore. In the stays I live off of planning and knowing my life outlined step by step. But here I lose the satisfactions of predictions. I don’t enjoy knowing what I am going to do anymore. I just like to wing it and go for it, and it has worked out for the better so far. I didn’t want to go to Dave’s and I didn’t even think we would go, but the girls convinced me, and that was the best time I had all week. I am just going to go with the flow in every aspect of my life. Spaniards live that way and I am going to adapt to that cultural difference.



Rachel+ Erin+Katie+cookie crumbs+Boys bed in Las Ramblas= we need our own apartment