Another Day in Barca!

Today Court got a package from her mommy and it made our day! :) She sent us candy (butterfinger, twix, red vines, sour worms, and kit kat) all the goodies we can't get here and candy we missed out on, on Halloweeny. She also sent Thanksgiving place mats and X-Mas hand towels. She even sent us ranch! Which is one of the main things we have been missing, they have NOTHING like it. Then we roamed around Barca and we actually found a bagel shop! The only one in Barca is only a couple blocks from our flat, but we just found it. It was amazing, it feels like I haven't had a bagel in years. I got a cheese bagel with pesto, sun dried tomato, ricotta cheese, and grilled zucchini, it was amazing! We also found a sports shop where I had a buy a mouth guard because I have been grinding uncontrollably :( it wreally whurts. Oh and I dropped 90 euros on a new computer charger, but now I am on top of my updates! Also this weekend a couple of my friends (the three that stayed in Barca) and I found an AMAZING mexican food restaurant called La Cantella. Sorry m and d, but it was better than the place I took you :/ they even had mango margs! I was in heaven, Mexican food and margs in barca my life can't get any better than that. After din we met up with some locals, one of them is a trainer at the gym. We went and got some drinks and a local place, which was a good change, I hang out with Americans 24/7! I'm off to Prague this weekend with my best friends but I'll be back soon enough with an update. Well the bed is calling me.. bed time!

xoxoxo

Tapas and More!

• Half of  us with all of our gourmet spanish food! :)

• Court and I put our Sevilla aprons to use as everyone else had plastic aprons, they were so jealous! haha

Sorry it has taken me so long to post, my computer charger is broken! :( I'm using my roommates computer until I can get a new one, but I won't be able to upload pics until then sorry!

Last Thursday our program took us to a tapas cooking class. We learned all the tricks of the spanish trade and learned how to cook tapas. We made crab salad on a baguette, pork and green peppers on bread, potatoes fritas with homemade garlic mayo and red sauce, and a spanish omlette (potoatoes and egg). I have been very open minded to all foods while I have been abroad. Eventhough I do not eat seafood, I gave the crab a try, and I didn't think it was too bad! I have also tried squid, escargo, and all types of weird sausages, my dad would be so proud! After we were done making it about 15 of us had a nice family dinner, it was so much fun! Also last week I went on a field trip with my Spanish class to an old fresh market that used to a monk sanctuary. There we interviewed clerks and clients in ONLY Spanish, it was a lot of fun and good practice. but there was a downside. One of the butchers was chopping the skull of a baby cow right in front of me and I nearly had a panic attack and I had to run outside! It was so sad :( I am an animal lover and I can't stand to see that stuff! This weekend I spent a relaxing weekend home alone. It was weird, but nice to have some down time. Next weekend im off to Prague!! Until then take care!
xoxo

Sevilla and Sunday Funday

• Our boys :)

• The beautiful Sunday Funday at the port.

• La Inglesia inside the Cathedral.. like our church apparel?!

• Using my photography skills in Sevilla.

• The cathedral in Sevilla

• The girls of the trip!

• Inside the castle.. so pretty.

Hi all,

Last weekend my program took us all to Sevila, which is a small city south of Barcelna. We left on an overnight train Thursday night and got home Sunday morning. Sevilla is much smaller than Barcelona, but the people were much friendlier and warm. The streets were wide with cable cars and horse drawn carrides. It kind of had a Disneyland feel to it. The first day there our group took us on a tour of a castle, gardens, and the cathedral, it was all very beautiful. That night we had a buffet dinner and hung out at a local bar and the next day was a free day. My roommate Courtney, my guy friends and spent the day wandering. We had lunch overlooking the central river where the food was horrible but the atmosphere was beautiful. This is how bad the food was..we ordered a "pepper and onion salad" and were shocked to get a slab of tuna, absolutely NO lettuce and just peppers and onions, and we all know I highly dislike seafood (but I tried it). My guy friend ordered a seafood salad and received a plate of mayo and canned seafood that nearly made him throw up. As each plate came to our tables we would crack up, it was quite entertaining. After lunch we went to an International Trade Fair where they had booths selling goods from all over the world. There were so many neat little gadgets and I helped the boys pick out scarfs for their moms, so cute. We enjoyed some Coronitas and continued roaming. We watched the sunset over the river and Court and I got some apron souveniers, which are so cute! We took the overnight train home and got back to Barcelona Sunday morning. Court and I went to the Catherdral for mass which was an amazing experience. There were seven head men leading the service, all in their 70-80's. They sang beautiful music and all wore white robes. There was inscence that was thrown all over the bible and the audience. Since the service took place in Catalon, we didn't understand a word they were saying, but the atmosphere and the experience was all the worthwhile. After church we went to the port and enjoyed the beautiful day, had lunch at a cute little eatery and saw two movies! And yes they were in English, it was so exciting! We saw Vicky Christina Barcelona and High School Musical 3, which I love since I think Zac Efron is such a cutie.Vicky Christina was fun to watch because it was filmed in Barca and showed all the sights that I have been too, such as Park Guell and La Pedrera. Our Sunday was a productive success and our trip to Sevilla was perfect! I hope everyone had an amzing past weekend and I will write again soon.

With love,
ME xoxo