Thursday, June 20, 2013

Past, Present, and Future.

It is currently midnight here in España. I'm looking out of my window, listening to the new Kanye album and catching up with social media. Staying up all night to watch game 7 of the NBA finals from halfway across the world at 3 am. Not many watch basketball here, futból aka soccer is king here. Every restaurant I go to there is a game on. I even witnessed the Spanish national team on tv today win against some country like 10-0. I've been slacking lately in blog posts. I have 10 days left in Spain. That's crazy. Last weekend i ended up going to Barcelona and even though it wasn't what we imagined, it was still fun and adventurous. I stayed in hostel for the first time, which was a memorable experience in itself. We didn't find the place til after 2 am friday night. It was 13 of us, and Joanna was along with us on this adventure because she came over from the states because it  was Bryant's birthday weekend. THe hostel was sketchy and hip at the same time. I wouldn't mind staying their again if i traveled to barcelona again. Although we had 2 rooms reserved for all of us and we still ended up being split up from each other. The thing about hostels are the sketchiness makes it fun because everyone you meet is from a different place. I met a couple from chicago, a woman from mexico, 2 girls from vermont and new york who both have lived in mississippi before or have had connections to mississippi. I met a group of French girls who i ended up sharing my room with haha, they didn't speak english so it was rough at times. These were all the cool people i met, there was also random people who freaked people out. I ended up overpaying about 20 euros for the hostel than i should have. I guess we were all tired and gave them too much money without realizing. Barcelona is a huge city with so much to see and do. There is so much style there and lots of energy from the people.  Being in a foreign place these past few weeks have made me realize how much is out there in the world. You're in constant interaction with people from all over the world. I feel like I'm waking up each day with knowledge about something in the world that I didn't know the day before. Tomorrow i leave for the south of Spain to Granada. I'm ready to experience everything there and take it all in. We're staying in another hostel again, hopefully this time will be better. Only a few more days of school left, i've learned a lot. My host mom's birthday is Sunday. She doesn't know that i know. I wonder how we will celebrate. 

Tengas un buen día!

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