So I only have one more day in Barcelona:( I will miss this place and the people I have met here so much! I have certainly fallen in love with this city. Thursday night a group from the school went out on the town and we had a little going away party for me:) First the group went to a bar where we pretty much just hung out and talked and watched some of the stupid kids get sloshing drunk in record time, but we also danced a bit and took some fun pictures with our...

The Iberian Peninsula (currently Spain and Portugal) has had a number of past ocupants including Moors, Arabs, and long ago, The Romans. When the Romans ruled the most important city was not Madrid or Barcelona, it was Tarraco - today known as Tarragona. I got to go visit this city on Saturday and see all the Roman ruins, it was pretty awesome! I went with a small group from the school and we toured the city together. It was a lot of fun! We got to go see the old...

I have gotten into a rhoutine here.  I have a life in Spain and it consists of school, studying, and going to the gym.  Eating and occasional sleeping fits in there somewhere.  It doesnt look like much, but it makes a surprisingly full day.  That might be because I walk everywhere and that takes up time, especially because I don't like to go the same way twice.  I wind my way around the city finding rincones - nooks, secret little pla...

News flash #2 - I am getting a new teacher! I know, I just changed teachers, but now this one is moving to Switzerland to teach Spanish Literature and we are getting a new one next week. I am praying she'll be a good teacher - we'll just have to wait and see. I have found some really good websites that are helping me study. If anyone is interested in learning or improving their Spanish let me know and I will e-mail you a list of good sites(free of course) and ...

Just a news flash - I have a new teacher...again! I was pretty sad about losing the other guy, because he was really cool, but this new guy is great! He is a great teacher and a funny guy. He's got lots of positive energy and is very educated. He is interested in languages and speaks English as well as Castillano and Catalan and is learning French right now. He is interested in culture and literature - especially Spanish. Heads up for all who don't know...